Hosea 4:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 4:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 4:17 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 4:17 — KJV
“Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.”
— Hosea 4:17 (KJV)
Hosea 4:17 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 4:17
“Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 4:17: let, alone
“Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 4:17: let, alone
“Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 4:17: let, alone
“And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows. go up...: Heb. go and go down”
Shares key themes with Hosea 4:17: let, alone
“And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;”
Shares key themes with Hosea 4:17: ephraim, let
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