Hosea 8:11
Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.”Hosea 8:11
What Does Hosea 8:11 Mean?
Hosea 8:11 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 8, verse 11 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Hosea 8:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hosea 10:1“Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.”Hosea 12:11“Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.”Deuteronomy 4:28“And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.”Isaiah 10:10“As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;”Exodus 32:5“And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD.”Deuteronomy 9:21“And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.”Isaiah 31:7“For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.”Jeremiah 16:13“Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.”Hosea 5:3“I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.”Hosea 10:8“The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.”
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