Hosea 5:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 5:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 5:5 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 5:5 — KJV
“And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.”
— Hosea 5:5 (KJV)
Hosea 5:5 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 5:5
“Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 5:5: israel, doth, face
“Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 5:5: israel, ephraim, judah
“But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 5:5: israel, face, therefore
“And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 5:5: israel, ephraim, judah
“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 5:5: israel, ephraim, judah
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