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Hosea 4:10 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Hosea 4:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 4 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.”
Hosea 4:10 (KJV)
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Commentary on Hosea 4:10
God's ironic judgment declares 'they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase.' The Hebrew structure emphasizes futility: eating without satisfaction, sexual activity without fruitfulness. This inverts Levitical covenant blessings (Leviticus 26:5, 'you shall eat your bread to the full') and applies covenant curses (Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 28:38-41). The phrase 'they have left off to take heed to the LORD' (ki eth-YHWH azvu lishmor) explains the futility: because they abandoned covenant faithfulness (shamar—keep/guard), their activities produce emp...
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Cross-References for Hosea 4:10
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“but not be satisfied. Your humiliation will be in your midst. You will store up”
“and bring in little. You eat”
“ten women shall bake your bread in one oven”
“and those who haven't sought Yahweh nor inquired after him.”
“Yahweh will lead them away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be on Israel.”
“but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.”
“The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise”
“after they have escaped the defilement of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ”
“and made obeisance to the king. Then the king listened to them.”