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Hosea 7:11 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Hosea 7:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 7 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.”
Hosea 7:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Hosea 7:11
God's metaphor for Israel's foolish foreign policy: 'Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.' The Hebrew 'ke-yonah potah en-leb' (like a simple/foolish dove without heart/sense) depicts a bird easily trapped, flitting between predators. Israel vacillated between appealing to Egypt and Assyria for protection (2 Kings 17:4), playing great powers against each other—geopolitical foolishness that hastened their destruction. 'Without heart' means lacking understanding/wisdom. Rather than trusting YHWH (who delivered them from Egypt originally), they s...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 7:11
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“and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria”
“and like a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will settle them in their houses”
“wine”
“to drink the waters of the Shihor? or what have you to do in the way to Assyria”
“But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.”
“and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.”
“seeing he has no understanding?”
“Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.”
“but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.”