Thematic Bible
Hosea 8:1 (show verse)
Like a [great] vulture the enemy comes against the house of the Lord,
Because they have broken My covenant
And transgressed and rebelled against My law.
Hosea 8:2 (show verse)
Then they will cry out to Me,
“My God, we of Israel know You!”
Hosea 8:3 (show verse)
Israel has rejected the good;
The enemy shall pursue him.
No Themes for this verse.
Hosea 8:4 (show verse)
They set up kings, but not from Me [therefore without My blessing];
They have appointed princes, but I did not know it.
With their silver and their gold they made idols for themselves,
That they might be cut off.
Hosea 8:5 (show verse)
He has rejected your [pagan] calf, O Samaria, saying,
“My wrath burns against them.”
How long will they be incapable of innocence?
Hosea 8:6 (show verse)
For even this [loathsome calf] is from Israel.
A craftsman made it, so it is not God;
Surely the calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces and go up in flames.
Hosea 8:7 (show verse)
For they sow the wind [in evil]
And they reap the whirlwind [in disaster].
The standing grain has no growth;
It yields no grain.
If it were to yield, strangers would swallow it up.
Agriculture » Foes of » Barrenness of soil as a result of sin
Barrenness » Barrenness of soil as a result of sin
Evil » Sowing » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
Harvest » Sins » Profitless
Idolatry » Punishment of » Banishment
Reaping » Illustrative of » Receiving the reward of wickedness
Sin » Harvest of » Profitless
Sins » Harvest » Profitless
Sower » Figurative
Sowing » Evil, on the part of the wicked
Sowing and reaping » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
Sowing and reaping » Reaping, harvest of sin » Profitless
Whirlwind » Illustrative of the » Unavoidable fruit of a life of sin and vanity
Whirlwind » Figurative » Of the fruits of unrighteousness
Wind » Illustrative » (sowing,) of a course of sin
Barrenness » Barrenness of soil as a result of sin
Evil » Sowing » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
Harvest » Sins » Profitless
Idolatry » Punishment of » Banishment
Reaping » Illustrative of » Receiving the reward of wickedness
Sin » Harvest of » Profitless
Sins » Harvest » Profitless
Sower » Figurative
Sowing » Evil, on the part of the wicked
Sowing and reaping » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
Sowing and reaping » Reaping, harvest of sin » Profitless
Whirlwind » Illustrative of the » Unavoidable fruit of a life of sin and vanity
Whirlwind » Figurative » Of the fruits of unrighteousness
Wind » Illustrative » (sowing,) of a course of sin
Hosea 8:8 (show verse)
Israel is [as if] swallowed up [by enemies];
They are now among the nations
Like a vessel [of cheap, coarse pottery] that is useless.
Hosea 8:9 (show verse)
For they have gone up to Assyria,
Like a wild donkey wandering alone and taking her own way;
Ephraim has hired lovers (pagan allies).
Hosea 8:10 (show verse)
Yes, even though [with presents] they hire allies among the nations,
Now I will gather them up;
And [in a little while] they will begin
Because of the burden imposed by the king of princes [the king of Assyria].
No Themes for this verse.
Hosea 8:11 (show verse)
For Ephraim has constructed many altars for sin;
They are altars intended for sinning [which multiply his guilt].
Hosea 8:12 (show verse)
I wrote for him the ten thousand precepts of My law,
But they are regarded as a strange thing [which does not concern him].
Hosea 8:13 (show verse)
As for My sacrificial offerings,
They sacrifice the meat [as a mere formality] and eat it,
But the Lord is not pleased with them and does not accept them.
Now He will remember and take into account their wickedness and guilt,
And punish them for their sins.
They will return [in captivity] to [another] Egypt [that is, Assyria].
Hosea 8:14 (show verse)
For Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces [and pagan temples],
And Judah has built many fortified cities;
But I will send a fire upon their cities so that it may consume their palaces and fortresses.