Hosea 9:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 9:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 9:10 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 9:10 — KJV
“I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.”
— Hosea 9:10 (KJV)
Hosea 9:10 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 9:10
“And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. to seek...: Heb. to the meeting of”
Shares key themes with Hosea 9:10: israel, wilderness, saw
“Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 9:10: israel, separated, themselves
“All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 9:10: like, firstripe, fig
“So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 9:10: found, israel, wilderness
“And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 9:10: fathers, first, went
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