Hosea 8:4
Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.”Hosea 8:4
What Does Hosea 8:4 Mean?
Hosea 8:4 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 8, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Hosea 8:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Daniel 3:1“Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.”Hosea 13:10“I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?”Jeremiah 10:3“For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.”Hosea 13:9“O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.”Exodus 32:4“And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”2 Kings 15:10“And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.”Isaiah 44:9“They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.”1 Kings 12:16“So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.”1 Kings 12:28“Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”1 Kings 16:31“And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.”Jeremiah 16:20“Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?”Hosea 2:8“For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.”Hosea 7:7“They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.”Hosea 13:2“And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.”John 10:14“I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.”2 Samuel 19:10“And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?”1 Kings 12:20“And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.”1 Kings 12:24“Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.”2 Chronicles 11:4“Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.”Isaiah 17:8“And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.”
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