Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

A silly

General references

Bible References

A silly

Hosea 11:11
They will be roused like birds from Egypt
and like doves from the land of Assyria.
Then I will settle them in their homes.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Without

Hosea 4:11
Promiscuity, wine, and new wine
take away one’s understanding.
Proverbs 6:32
The one who commits adultery lacks sense;
whoever does so destroys himself.
Proverbs 15:32
Anyone who ignores discipline despises himself,
but whoever listens to correction acquires good sense.

They call

Hosea 5:13
When Ephraim saw his sickness
and Judah his wound,
Ephraim went to Assyria
and sent a delegation to the great king.
But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
Hosea 8:8
Israel is swallowed up!
Now they are among the nations
like discarded pottery.
Hosea 9:3
They will not stay in the land of the Lord.
Instead, Ephraim will return to Egypt,
and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim chases the wind
and pursues the east wind.
He continually multiplies lies and violence.
He makes a covenant with Assyria,
and olive oil is carried to Egypt.
Hosea 14:3
Assyria will not save us,
we will not ride on horses,
and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our gods!’
to the work of our hands.
For the fatherless receives compassion in You.”
2 Kings 15:19
Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, so Menahem gave Pul 75,000 pounds of silver so that Pul would support him to strengthen his grip on the kingdom.
2 Kings 17:3
Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute money.
Isaiah 30:1
Woe to the rebellious children!
This is the Lord’s declaration.
They carry out a plan, but not Mine;
they make an alliance,
but against My will,
piling sin on top of sin.
Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help
and who depend on horses!
They trust in the abundance of chariots
and in the large number of horsemen.
They do not look to the Holy One of Israel
and they do not seek the Lord’s help.
Jeremiah 2:18
Now what will you gain
by traveling along the way to Egypt
to drink the waters of the Nile?
What will you gain
by traveling along the way to Assyria
to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
Ezekiel 23:4
The older one was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their names, Oholah represents Samaria and Oholibah represents Jerusalem.

General references

James 1:8
An indecisive man is unstable in all his ways.

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