Thematic Bible
Hosea 8:1 (show verse)
Sound the alarm! An eagle looms over the temple of the Lord! For they have broken their covenant with me, and have rebelled against my law.
Hosea 8:2 (show verse)
Israel cries out to me, "My God, we acknowledge you!"
Hosea 8:3 (show verse)
But Israel has rejected what is morally good; so an enemy will pursue him.
No Themes for this verse.
Hosea 8:4 (show verse)
They enthroned kings without my consent! They appointed princes without my approval! They made idols out of their silver and gold, but they will be destroyed!
Hosea 8:5 (show verse)
O Samaria, he has rejected your calf idol! My anger burns against them! They will not survive much longer without being punished, even though they are Israelites!
Hosea 8:6 (show verse)
That idol was made by a workman -- it is not God! The calf idol of Samaria will be broken to bits.
Hosea 8:7 (show verse)
They sow the wind, and so they will reap the whirlwind! The stalk does not have any standing grain; it will not produce any flour. Even if it were to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it all up.
Agriculture » Foes of » Barrenness of soil as a result of sin
Barrenness » Barrenness of soil as a result of sin
Evil » Sowing » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
Harvest » Sins » Profitless
Idolatry » Punishment of » Banishment
Reaping » Illustrative of » Receiving the reward of wickedness
Sin » Harvest of » Profitless
Sins » Harvest » Profitless
Sower » Figurative
Sowing » Evil, on the part of the wicked
Sowing and reaping » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
Sowing and reaping » Reaping, harvest of sin » Profitless
Whirlwind » Illustrative of the » Unavoidable fruit of a life of sin and vanity
Whirlwind » Figurative » Of the fruits of unrighteousness
Wind » Illustrative » (sowing,) of a course of sin
Barrenness » Barrenness of soil as a result of sin
Evil » Sowing » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
Harvest » Sins » Profitless
Idolatry » Punishment of » Banishment
Reaping » Illustrative of » Receiving the reward of wickedness
Sin » Harvest of » Profitless
Sins » Harvest » Profitless
Sower » Figurative
Sowing » Evil, on the part of the wicked
Sowing and reaping » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
Sowing and reaping » Reaping, harvest of sin » Profitless
Whirlwind » Illustrative of the » Unavoidable fruit of a life of sin and vanity
Whirlwind » Figurative » Of the fruits of unrighteousness
Wind » Illustrative » (sowing,) of a course of sin
Hosea 8:8 (show verse)
Israel will be swallowed up among the nations; they will be like a worthless piece of pottery.
Hosea 8:9 (show verse)
They have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey that wanders off. Ephraim has hired prostitutes as lovers.
Hosea 8:10 (show verse)
Even though they have hired lovers among the nations, I will soon gather them together for judgment. Then they will begin to waste away under the oppression of a mighty king.
No Themes for this verse.
Hosea 8:11 (show verse)
Although Ephraim has built many altars for sin offerings, these have become altars for sinning!
Hosea 8:12 (show verse)
I spelled out my law for him in great detail, but they regard it as something totally unknown to them!
Hosea 8:13 (show verse)
They offer up sacrificial gifts to me, and eat the meat, but the Lord does not accept their sacrifices. Soon he will remember their wrongdoing, he will punish their sins, and they will return to Egypt.
Hosea 8:14 (show verse)
Israel has forgotten his Maker and built royal palaces, and Judah has built many fortified cities. But I will send fire on their cities; it will consume their royal citadels.