Hosea 5:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 5:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 5:3 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 5:3 — KJV
“I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.”
— Hosea 5:3 (KJV)
Hosea 5:3 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 5:3
“Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 5:3: know, hid, now
“And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 5:3: know, israel, hid
“And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 5:3: know, israel, hid
“Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 5:3: know, ephraim, israel
“I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 5:3: ephraim, israel, whoredom
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