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Hosea 5:2 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Hosea 5:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 5 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all. though: or, and a rebuker: Heb. a correction”
Hosea 5:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Hosea 5:2
Divine warning to leaders: 'And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.' The Hebrew is challenging: שַׁחֲטָה שֵׂטִים הֶעְמִיקוּ (shachatah setim he'emiqu)—literally 'the revolters have made deep slaughter' or 'gone deep in corruption.' The imagery suggests deliberate, calculated rebellion—not casual sin but intentional evil. Despite God's continuous rebuke (מוּסָר, musar—discipline/correction), they persist. This demonstrates hardness of heart: correction producing defiance rather than repentance. Isaiah 1:5 asks similarly: 'Why should ye be stri...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 5:2
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“and whose works are in the dark”
“so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem”
“Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.”
“for they feared the people.”
“that you revolt more and more? The whole head is sick”
“And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities”
“and I knew it: then you shown me their doings.”
“some of the Jews banded together”
“and aim their arrows”