Hosea 10:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 10:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 10:10 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind them..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 10:10 — KJV
“It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows. when...: or, when I shall bind them for their two transgressions, or, in their two habitations”
— Hosea 10:10 (KJV)
Hosea 10:10 in Context — About the Book of Hosea
Hosea lived his sermon: commanded to marry an unfaithful wife and keep bringing her home, he became a walking picture of God's scandalous love for wandering Israel. The book aches with betrayal yet ends with healing for backsliders and love that will not let go.
Cross-References for Hosea 10:10
“So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 10:10: people, gathered, themselves
“The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. published: Heb. revealed”
Shares key themes with Hosea 10:10: should, people, against
“And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 10:10: people, gathered, against
“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 10:10: people, gathered, themselves
“Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 10:10: should, people, against
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