Hosea 2:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 2:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 2:4 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 2:4 — KJV
“And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.”
— Hosea 2:4 (KJV)
Hosea 2:4 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 2:4
“And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. If...: or, And I, as I have been, etc.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 2:4: mercy, children
“And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 2:4: mercy, children
“Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 2:4: mercy, children
“The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 2:4: mercy, children
“And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness. wander: or, feed”
Shares key themes with Hosea 2:4: children, whoredoms
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