Hosea 2:13-14

Israel's Unfaithfulness Punished

13 And b I will punish her for c the feast days of the Baals
when she burned offerings to them
and d adorned herself with her ring and jewelry,
and went after her lovers
and forgot me, declares the Lord.

The Lord's Mercy on Israel

14 "Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
and e bring her into the wilderness,
and f speak tenderly to her.

  1. Cross References
    Hosea 4:9
    And it shall be like people, like priest; I will punish them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
  2. Cross References
    Hosea 11:2
    The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.
    Hosea 13:1 - 2
    When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel, but he incurred guilt through Baal and died.
  3. Cross References
    Ezekiel 23:40
    They even sent for men to come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and behold, they came. For them you bathed yourself, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with ornaments.
    Isaiah 61:10
    I will greatly rejoice in the Lord ; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
  4. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:35
    And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 40:2
    Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord 's hand double for all her sins.
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