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Hosea 3:1 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Hosea 3:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 3 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Hosea Redeems His Wife
“Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. of wine: Heb. of grapes”
Hosea 3:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Hosea 3:1
Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress—God commands Hosea to take back Gomer after her adultery, mirroring Yahweh's relentless love for wayward Israel. According to the love of the LORD (כְּאַהֲבַת יְהוָה)—the comparison is explicit: Hosea's painful redemption of his unfaithful wife pictures God's covenant love (אַהֲבָה, ahavah). Who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine (אֲשִׁשֵׁי עֲנָבִים)—raisin cakes were used in fertility cult worship. Israel traded Yahweh for sensual idolatry, yet God pursues them still. This chapter prophesies Israel's long exile (v.4) foll...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 3:1
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“and proclaim these words toward the north”
“I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him”
“who pardons iniquity”
“and be you saved”
“Yahweh said to Hosea”
“but they were rebellious in their counsel”
“I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.”
“his servant”
“above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.”