8 Israel is swallowed up! Now they are among the nations like a worthless vessel. 9 For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers. 10 Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.
Hosea 8:8–10
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Hosea 13:8–10
8 Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast would tear them apart. 9 You are destroyed, O Israel, because you are against Me— against your helper. 10 Where is your king…
Hosea 10:5–7
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Ezekiel 23:8–10
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Hosea 8:2–4
2 Israel cries out to Me, “O our God, we know You!” 3 But Israel has rejected good; an enemy will pursue him. 4 They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destructi…
Hosea 11:4–6
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Hosea 7:10–12
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Hosea 5:10–12
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Jeremiah 50:16–18
16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who wields the sickle at harvest time. In the face of the oppressor’s sword, each will turn to his own people, each will flee to his own land. 17 Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour hi…
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