Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hosea 2:14 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Hosea 2:14 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 2 verse 14 to related passages throughout the Bible.
God's Promise of Restoration
“Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. comfortably: or, friendly: Heb. to her heart”
Hosea 2:14 (KJV)
Commentary on Hosea 2:14
This verse reveals God's shocking response to unfaithful Israel: 'Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.' The Hebrew 'allure' (פָּתָה, patah) means to entice, persuade, or woo—remarkably tender language for a husband addressing an adulterous wife. Despite Israel's spiritual prostitution with Baal worship, God pursues her with love rather than abandoning her. The wilderness motif recalls Israel's early covenant relationship when God redeemed them from Egypt and met them at Sinai (Hosea 2:15)—a time of dependence and intimacy befo...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 2:14
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“Comfort ye”
“where she has a place prepared by God”
“and there will I enter into judgment with you face to face.”
“that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted”
“the daughter of Jacob”
“that she might fly into the wilderness to her place”
“and I will raise him up in the last day.”
“O Yahweh of Armies, how long will you not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which you have had indignation these seventy years?”
“behold”
“Son of man”