Hosea 13:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 13:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 13:11 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 13:11 — KJV
“I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.”
— Hosea 13:11 (KJV)
Hosea 13:11 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 13:11
“And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;”
Shares key themes with Hosea 13:11: gave, king, mine
“And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 13:11: king, anger, took
“For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 13:11: gave, king, took
“But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 13:11: gave, king, away
“But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 13:11: gave, anger, away
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