Hosea 8:9

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Events

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• Prophecies of Hosea

Related verses

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• Jeremiah 2:24
  …a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her.
• Ezekiel 16:33–34
  Men give gifts to all their prostitutes, but you gave gifts to all your lovers. You bribed them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors.
• Hosea 7:11
  So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
• Hosea 5:13
  When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
• 2 Kings 15:19
  Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.
• Isaiah 30:6
  This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to them.
• Ezekiel 23:5–9
  Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors
• Hosea 12:1
  Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
• Job 39:5–8
  Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?
• Hosea 2:5–7
  For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’
• Hosea 2:10
  And then I will expose her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of My hands.

People

Ephraim: Second son of Joseph, and a tribe of Israel

Places

Assyria: A powerful ancient empire, often in conflict with Israel

Glossary

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Alliance· Donkey· Hosea, Book of

Topics

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Assyria: As a Power, Was: Selfish and Reserved· Assyria: Israel Condemned for Trusting To· Donkey: Wild· Idolatry: Warnings Against, and Punishments of· the Wild Donkey: The Assyrian Power· the Wild Donkey: Unsocial