Thematic Bible
Hosea 13:1 (show verse)
He exalted himself [above the other tribes] in Israel;
But through [the worship of] Baal he became guilty and died [spiritually, and then came ruin, sealing Israel’s doom as a nation].
Hosea 13:2 (show verse)
And now they sin more and more,
And make for themselves molten images,
Idols skillfully made from their silver [as it pleased them],
All of them the work of the craftsmen.
They say of these [very works of their hands], “Let those who sacrifice kiss and show respect to the calves [as if they were living gods]!”
Hosea 13:3 (show verse)
Therefore they will be [swiftly dissipated] like the morning cloud
Or like dew which soon disappears,
Like chaff which swirls with the whirlwind from the threshing floor,
And like smoke from the chimney or through the window [worthless and without substance —they will vanish].
Chaff » Figurative
Cloud » Figurative
Clouds » Illustrative » (passing away,) of the goodness and prosperity of hypocrites
Clouds » Often dispersed by the wind
Dew » Figurative
Smoke » Figurative
Wicked people » Compared with » Early dew that passes away
Wicked people » Compared with » Morning clouds
Wicked people » Compared with » Smoke
The wicked » Compared to chaff
Wicked, the, are compared to » Early dew that passing away
Wicked, the, are compared to » Morning clouds
Wicked, the, are compared to » Smoke
Cloud » Figurative
Clouds » Illustrative » (passing away,) of the goodness and prosperity of hypocrites
Clouds » Often dispersed by the wind
Dew » Figurative
Smoke » Figurative
Wicked people » Compared with » Early dew that passes away
Wicked people » Compared with » Morning clouds
Wicked people » Compared with » Smoke
The wicked » Compared to chaff
Wicked, the, are compared to » Early dew that passing away
Wicked, the, are compared to » Morning clouds
Wicked, the, are compared to » Smoke
Hosea 13:4 (show verse)
Yet I have been the Lord your God
Since [the time you became a nation in] the land of Egypt;
And you were not to know any god except Me,
For there is no savior besides Me.
Hosea 13:5 (show verse)
I knew and regarded you and cared for you in the wilderness,
In the land of drought.
Hosea 13:6 (show verse)
When they had their pasture, they became satisfied,
And being satisfied, their heart became proud (self-centered);
Therefore they forgot Me.
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Forgetting God » Prosperity often leads to
Forgetting God » Prosperity leads to
Heart » The unregenerate » Is sensual
character of the unrenewed Heart » Elated by sensual indulgence
Help » The lord being your help
Prosperity » Perils of » Examples of the evil effects of
Prosperity » Dangers of
Salvation » What cannot save
Forgetting God » Prosperity often leads to
Forgetting God » Prosperity leads to
Heart » The unregenerate » Is sensual
character of the unrenewed Heart » Elated by sensual indulgence
Help » The lord being your help
Prosperity » Perils of » Examples of the evil effects of
Prosperity » Dangers of
Salvation » What cannot save
Hosea 13:7 (show verse)
So I will be like a lion to them;
Like a leopard I will watch and lie in wait [ready to attack] by the road [to Assyria].
Hosea 13:8 (show verse)
I will encounter them like a bear robbed of her cubs,
And I will tear open their chests;
There I will also devour them like a lioness,
As a wild beast would tear them.
Hosea 13:9 (show verse)
It is your destruction, O Israel,
Because you are against Me, [and have rebelled] against your help.
Hosea 13:10 (show verse)
Where now is your king
That he may save you [when you are attacked] in all your cities?
And your judges of whom you asked,
“Give me a king and princes”?
Hosea 13:11 (show verse)
I gave you a king in My anger,
And I took him away in My wrath [as punishment].
Hosea 13:12 (show verse)
The wickedness of Ephraim [which is not yet completely punished] is bound up [as in a bag];
His sin is stored up [for judgment and destruction].
Hosea 13:13 (show verse)
The pains of childbirth come on him;
But he is not a wise son,
For it is not the time to delay [his chance at a new birth] as the womb opens [but he ignores the opportunity to change].
Hosea 13:14 (show verse)
Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol (the place of the dead)?
Shall I redeem them from death?
O Sheol, where is your sting?
Compassion is hidden from My eyes [because of their failure to repent].
Apostrophe » To death and the grave
The Dead » Resurrection of » Promises concerning
death » Death will be vanquished
death » Apostrophe to
natural Death » Shall finally be destroyed by Christ
Family Joy » Future » Maternal and paternal love » Death will be vanquished
Israel » Hoshea » Prophecies concerning » Of restoration
Ransom » Of a man's life
Redemption » Is from » death
Resurrection » Promises concerning
The Resurrection » A doctrine of the old testament
the future » No more » Death will be vanquished » the seven No mores
War » Figurative » Armor for » Over death and the grave
Warfare of saints » Victory in, is » Over death and the grave
The Dead » Resurrection of » Promises concerning
death » Death will be vanquished
death » Apostrophe to
natural Death » Shall finally be destroyed by Christ
Family Joy » Future » Maternal and paternal love » Death will be vanquished
Israel » Hoshea » Prophecies concerning » Of restoration
Ransom » Of a man's life
Redemption » Is from » death
Resurrection » Promises concerning
The Resurrection » A doctrine of the old testament
the future » No more » Death will be vanquished » the seven No mores
War » Figurative » Armor for » Over death and the grave
Warfare of saints » Victory in, is » Over death and the grave
Hosea 13:15 (show verse)
For though he flourishes among the reeds (his fellow tribes),
An east wind (Assyria) will come,
The breath of the Lord rising from the desert;
And Ephraim’s spring will become dry
And his fountain will be dried up.
Assyria will plunder his treasury of every precious object.
Hosea 13:16 (show verse)
Samaria will be found guilty [and become desolate],
Because she rebelled against her God;
They will fall by the sword,
Their infants will be dashed in pieces,
And their pregnant women will be ripped open.