Hosea 6:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 6:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 6:8 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood. polluted: or, cunning for" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 6:8 — KJV
“Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood. polluted: or, cunning for”
— Hosea 6:8 (KJV)
Hosea 6:8 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 6:8
“Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 6:8: work, iniquity, blood
“Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not. full of blood: Heb. filled with, etc perverseness: or, wresting of judgment”
Shares key themes with Hosea 6:8: city, iniquity, blood
“Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity! blood: Heb. bloods”
Shares key themes with Hosea 6:8: city, iniquity, blood
“And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. are here: Heb. are found iniquity: or, punishment”
Shares key themes with Hosea 6:8: city, iniquity
“Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them. of cunning...: Heb. the work of a cunning workman, or, embroiderer”
Shares key themes with Hosea 6:8: work, cunning
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