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Hosea 11:8 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Hosea 11:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 11 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
God's Compassion Prevails
“How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.”
Hosea 11:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Hosea 11:8
God's emotional struggle: 'How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.' The Hebrew piles up rhetorical questions revealing divine anguish: 'How can I give you up... hand you over?' Admah and Zeboim were cities destroyed with Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 10:19, Deuteronomy 29:23)—total annihilation. God wrestles: justice demands destruction, but love resists. 'My heart recoils within me' (nehepak alay libbi), 'my compassions kindle together'...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 11:8
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“I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him”
“and have compassion on his servants”
“and salt”
“I have overthrown some of you”
“and the cities around them”
“and had compassion on them”
“Yahweh repented him of the evil”
“and the king of Gomorrah”