Hosea 11:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 11:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 11:8 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 11:8 — KJV
“How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.”
— Hosea 11:8 (KJV)
Hosea 11:8 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 11:8
“And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 11:8: how, israel, set
“And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 11:8: ephraim, israel, make
“This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. deliver...: Heb. shut thee up”
Shares key themes with Hosea 11:8: give, deliver, israel
“Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 11:8: israel, make, mine
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with Hosea 11:8: ephraim, israel, make
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