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Hosea 5:7 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Hosea 5:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 5 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.”
Hosea 5:7 (KJV)
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Commentary on Hosea 5:7
Covenant treachery: 'They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.' The verb בָּגַד (bagad, 'dealt treacherously') describes covenant violation—marital infidelity applied to God-Israel relationship. The 'strange children' (בָּנִים זָרִים, banim zarim) may be literally children from mixed marriages or figuratively covenant children raised in idolatry rather than YHWH worship. Either way, generational covenant continuity is broken. The judgment 'a month devour them' suggests swift, sudden destruction—on...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 5:7
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“like Adam”
“and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners”
“Thus says the Lord Yahweh: There shall none of my words be deferred any more”
“rescue me”
“so have you dealt treacherously with me”
“you didn't hear; yes”
“on her children I will have no mercy; for they are children of unfaithfulness;”
“and their soul also loathed me.”
“and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of Yahweh which he loves”
“says Yahweh.”