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Hosea 9:3 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Hosea 9:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 9 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.”
Hosea 9:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Hosea 9:3
Land forfeited: 'They shall not dwell in the LORD's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.' The אֶרֶץ יְהוָה (erets YHWH, LORD's land)—promised land forfeited. Result: return to Egypt (bondage) and eating unclean (טָמֵא, tame) in Assyria. This reverses Exodus deliverance and Torah provision. Covenant violation results in covenant blessings lost. Deuteronomy warned this consequence (Deuteronomy 28:64-68). Only through Christ do we inherit eternal land—new creation that cannot be forfeited (Hebrews 11:16, Revelation 21:1-4).
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 9:3
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“Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their bread unclean”
“they sacrifice flesh and eat it; But Yahweh doesn't accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity”
“to eat the fruit of it and the goodness of it; but when you entered”
“which I have made holy for my name”
“and carried Israel away to Assyria”
“and to multiply you”
“nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.”
“that you shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto you go over the Jordan to possess it; you shall not prolong your days on it”