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Hosea 4:17 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Hosea 4:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 4 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.”
Hosea 4:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Hosea 4:17
Ephraim's attachment to idols: 'Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.' The stark command חֲבוּר עֲצַבִּים אֶפְרָיִם הַנַּח־לוֹ (chavur atsabbim Ephraim hanach-lo): 'Ephraim is bound to idols, leave him alone.' The verb חָבַר (chavar, 'joined/bound') suggests marriage or covenant bond—Ephraim wedded to false gods. The response 'let him alone' (הַנַּח־לוֹ, hanach-lo) is judicial abandonment: God withdraws warnings and allows sin's consequences. This most terrifying judgment appears throughout Scripture: 'Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone' (Hosea 4:17), 'My people would not hearken.....
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 4:17
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“that they might walk in their own counsels.”
“let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy”
“both will fall into a pit.,Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.,,,,,,,,”
“so they went from them. They sacrificed to the Baals”
“and have made themselves molten images of their silver”
“and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria”