Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hosea 2:4 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Hosea 2:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 2 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.”
Hosea 2:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Hosea 2:4
Judgment on the children: 'And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.' While verse 2 addressed the mother (nation), now individual Israelites ('her children') face judgment. 'Children of whoredoms' (benei zenunim) means conceived through/in spiritual adultery—their identity shaped by idolatry. Yet this isn't genetic determinism but spiritual reality: raised in syncretistic worship, they participated in national sin. The refusal of mercy parallels Lo-ruhamah (1:6). Yet amazingly, verse 23 promises reversal: those declared 'children of whoredoms' will bec...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 2:4
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“and bore a daughter. Then he said to him”
“For he shall have judgment without mercy”
“Yahweh said to Hosea”
“even the fathers and the sons together”
“my eye shall not spare”
“neither will I have pity; and though they cry in my ears with a loud voice”
“Don't enter into the house of mourning”
“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?”
“severity; but toward you”
“when Joram saw Jehu”