Hosea 10:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 10:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 10:9 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniqu..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 10:9 — KJV
“O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.”
— Hosea 10:9 (KJV)
Hosea 10:9 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 10:9
“But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 10:9: israel, gibeah, battle
“And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 10:9: days, stood, battle
“And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 10:9: israel, days, battle
“And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; faint: Heb. be tender tremble: Heb. make haste”
Shares key themes with Hosea 10:9: israel, hast, battle
“And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 10:9: israel, hast, battle
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