Hosea 13:9

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Summary

Hosea 13:9

O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.

Thou

But

Bible References

Thou

Return, O Israel, to Jehovah your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.

The wrath (intense anger) of Jehovah came on Israel because they had done evil against Jehovah their God, who took them out of the land of Egypt from under the yoke of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. They worshipped other gods.

He who commits adultery with a woman lacks judgment and destroys himself.

But he who sins against me wrongs himself. All who hate me love death.

The expression on their faces will be held against them. They boast about their sins! They are like those of the people of Sodom. They do not even bother to hide them. How horrible it will be for these people. They have brought disaster on themselves.

You have done this to yourself by abandoning Jehovah your God when he led you on his way.

You brought this on yourself. This is your punishment. It is bitter. It breaks your heart.

Your wickedness has turned these things away. Your sins have kept good things away from you.

Try asking God to show you favor. He will not answer your prayer! It will be your fault, Jehovah the Almighty declares.

But

I AM JEHOVAH YOUR GOD. I brought you out of Egypt. You have known no god besides me. There is no savior except me.

There is none like the God of Jeshurun (Israel). He rides the heavens to give you help. He goes through the skies in his majesty.

We wait for Jehovah for he is our help and our shield.

([Sons of Korah]) God is our refuge and strength, a ready help in times of trouble.

I will lift up my eyes to the mountains from where my help comes.

How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in Jehovah his God!

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places through Christ.

For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.