Hosea 11:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.

Compasseth

Micah 6:12

Judah

Hosea 4:15

2 Kings 18:4

Ruleth

Revelation 5:10

Bible References

Compasseth

They turn, but not upward,
They are like a deceitful bow;
Their princes will fall by the sword
Because of the

insolence of their tongue.

This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.

Ephraim feeds on wind,

And pursues the east wind continually;
He multiplies lies and violence.
Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria,
And oil is carried to Egypt.

But they deceived Him with their mouth
And lied to Him with their tongue.

Then the Lord said,
“Because this people draw near with their words
And honor Me with their lip service,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote,

feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

For your hands are defiled with blood
And your fingers with iniquity;
Your lips have spoken falsehood,
Your tongue mutters wickedness.

“For the rich men of the city are full of violence,
Her residents speak lies,
And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Judah

Though you, Israel, play the harlot,
Do not let Judah become guilty;
Also do not go to Gilgal,
Or go up to Beth-aven

And take the oath:

“As the Lord lives!”

He removed the high places and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah. He also broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel burned incense to it; and it was called Nehushtan.

Ruleth

He said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed.”

Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to constitute the smallest law courts?

and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to

His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

“You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.”