Hosea 12 cross-references
Hosea 12 has 14 verses, which point to 212 other passages and are cited by 182. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Words characteristic of Hosea 12 in the original text, with the number of verses using each. Select one for a full word study.
- אוֹן on “strength” 2
- שָׁמַר shamar “to keep” 3
- אַךְ akh “surely” 2
- עִם im “with” 3
- שׁוּב shuv “to return” 3
- רָבָה ravah “to multiply” 2
- נָבִיא navi “prophet” 2
- שָׂדֶה sadeh “land” 2
- אָנֹכִי anokhi “I” 2
- מָצָא matsa “to find” 2
- דָבַר davar “to speak” 2
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Hosea 12:1
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Points to (9)
- Hosea 11:12 — Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God,… 5 votes
- Hosea 8:7 — For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no… 3 votes
- Hosea 5:13 — When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king… 3 votes
- Ezekiel 17:10 — Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it… 3 votes
- Jeremiah 22:22 — The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be… 3 votes
- Isaiah 30:6–7 — The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and… 2 votes
Pointed to from (29)
- 2 Timothy 2:16 — But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. 5 votes
- Hosea 7:11 — Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria. 5 votes
- Hosea 5:13 — When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king… 5 votes
- Lamentations 5:6 — We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread. 5 votes
Hosea 12:2
The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
Points to (20)
- Micah 6:2 — Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a… 5 votes
- Hosea 4:1 — Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the… 4 votes
- Isaiah 10:6 — I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge,… 4 votes
- Hosea 8:13 — They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now… 3 votes
- Hosea 2:13 — And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with… 3 votes
- Jeremiah 25:31 — A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will… 3 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Micah 6:2 — Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a… 7 votes
- Amos 2:4 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment… 4 votes
- Hosea 4:1 — Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the… 3 votes
- Ezekiel 7:4 — And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and… 3 votes
Hosea 12:3
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
Points to (4)
- Genesis 25:26 — And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob:… 6 votes
- James 5:16–18 — Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent… 2 votes
- Romans 9:11 — (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according… 2 votes
- Genesis 32:24–28 — And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 2 votes
Pointed to from (19)
- Genesis 32:24 — And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 19 votes
- James 5:16 — Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent… 17 votes
- Genesis 32:28 — And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and… 11 votes
- Philippians 2:6 — Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 10 votes
Hosea 12:4
Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us;
Points to (14)
- Genesis 35:15 — And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el. 4 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17 — Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in… 3 votes
- Malachi 3:1 — Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall… 3 votes
- Hebrews 6:13–18 — For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, 2 votes
- Hebrews 5:7 — Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears… 2 votes
- Acts 7:30–35 — And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord… 2 votes
Pointed to from (21)
- Genesis 32:26 — And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 18 votes
- Ephesians 6:18 — Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance… 13 votes
- Genesis 28:19 — And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. 8 votes
- Genesis 35:1 — And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that… 6 votes
Hosea 12:5
Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.
Points to (5)
- Exodus 3:15 — And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your… 6 votes
- Isaiah 42:8 — I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. 3 votes
- Psalms 135:13 — Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations. 3 votes
- Genesis 32:30 — And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. 2 votes
- Genesis 28:16 — And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not. 2 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Exodus 3:15 — And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your… 10 votes
- Psalms 135:13 — Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations. 2 votes
Hosea 12:6
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
Points to (35)
- Micah 6:8 — He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to… 14 votes
- Micah 7:7 — Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. 5 votes
- Hosea 14:1 — O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. 5 votes
- Lamentations 3:25–26 — The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 5 votes
- James 2:13 — For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. 4 votes
- Acts 2:38 — Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the… 4 votes
Pointed to from (12)
- Micah 6:8 — He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to… 40 votes
- Joel 2:12 — Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with… 37 votes
- Isaiah 8:17 — And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. 15 votes
- Hosea 14:1 — O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. 13 votes
Hosea 12:7
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
Points to (21)
- Micah 6:10–11 — Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is… 4 votes
- Amos 8:5–6 — Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat,… 4 votes
- Proverbs 11:1 — A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. 4 votes
- James 5:4 — Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud,… 3 votes
- 1 Timothy 6:9–10 — But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which… 3 votes
- John 2:16 — And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of… 3 votes
Pointed to from (29)
- Proverbs 11:1 — A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. 11 votes
- Mark 11:17 — And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of… 7 votes
- Amos 8:5 — Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat,… 7 votes
- Micah 6:11 — Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? 6 votes
Hosea 12:8
And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
Points to (22)
- Revelation 3:17 — Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou… 10 votes
- Psalms 62:10 — Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 5 votes
- 1 Timothy 6:5 — Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness:… 4 votes
- Zechariah 11:5 — Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD;… 4 votes
- Isaiah 10:13–14 — For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have… 4 votes
- Proverbs 30:20 — Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no… 4 votes
Pointed to from (11)
- Malachi 1:6 — A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I… 18 votes
- Revelation 3:17 — Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou… 15 votes
- Deuteronomy 8:17 — And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. 5 votes
- Luke 12:19 — And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink,… 3 votes
Hosea 12:9
And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.
Points to (16)
- Hosea 13:4 — Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour… 4 votes
- Leviticus 23:40–43 — And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of… 4 votes
- Zechariah 14:16–19 — And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall… 3 votes
- Psalms 81:10 — I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 3 votes
- Nehemiah 8:15–17 — And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the… 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 7:2 — That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God… 3 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Hosea 13:4 — Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour… 11 votes
- Hosea 2:15 — And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing… 4 votes
- Zechariah 14:16 — And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall… 3 votes
- Hosea 11:1 — When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. 0 votes
Hosea 12:10
I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
Points to (25)
- 2 Kings 17:13 — Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying,… 5 votes
- Ezekiel 20:49 — Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables? 4 votes
- Joel 2:28 — And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your… 3 votes
- Jeremiah 19:1 — Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the… 3 votes
- Jeremiah 7:25 — Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you… 3 votes
- Isaiah 20:2–5 — At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy… 3 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- 1 Corinthians 9:24 — Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 6 votes
- Ezekiel 1:1 — Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among… 6 votes
- Acts 21:11 — And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith… 2 votes
- Ezekiel 37:20 — And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. 2 votes
Hosea 12:11
Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
Points to (14)
- Hosea 8:11 — Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin. 5 votes
- Hosea 6:8 — Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood. 5 votes
- Hosea 4:15 — Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up… 5 votes
- Hosea 9:15 — All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive… 4 votes
- Hosea 10:1 — Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he… 3 votes
- Jonah 2:8 — They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. 2 votes
Pointed to from (16)
- Hosea 10:1 — Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he… 5 votes
- Hosea 9:15 — All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive… 5 votes
- Hosea 8:11 — Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin. 5 votes
- Hosea 4:15 — Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up… 5 votes
Hosea 12:12
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
Points to (6)
- Genesis 31:41 — Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years… 3 votes
- Genesis 29:18–28 — And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. 3 votes
- Genesis 28:1–22 — And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of… 2 votes
- Genesis 27:43 — Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; 2 votes
- Deuteronomy 26:5 — And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went… 1 votes
- Genesis 32:27–28 — And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 1 votes
Pointed to from (12)
- Proverbs 18:22 — Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD. 16 votes
- Genesis 29:20 — And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. 7 votes
- Genesis 29:18 — And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. 7 votes
- Genesis 30:26 — Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service… 5 votes
Hosea 12:13
And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
Points to (10)
- Acts 3:22–23 — For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren,… 8 votes
- Psalms 77:20 — Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron. 7 votes
- Exodus 12:50–51 — Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 7 votes
- Acts 7:35–37 — This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler… 5 votes
- Isaiah 63:11–14 — Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of… 5 votes
- Exodus 13:3 — And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of… 4 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Exodus 3:10 — Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of… 6 votes
- Psalms 77:20 — Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron. 4 votes
- Exodus 32:1 — And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves… 4 votes
- Acts 7:34 — I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and… 3 votes
Hosea 12:14
Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.
Points to (11)
- Ezekiel 18:13 — Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all… 5 votes
- Daniel 11:18 — After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall… 4 votes
- 2 Kings 17:7–18 — For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up… 3 votes
- Hosea 7:16 — They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword… 2 votes
- Ezekiel 24:7–8 — For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground,… 2 votes
- Ezekiel 23:2–10 — Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Daniel 11:18 — After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall… 5 votes
- Hosea 4:2 — By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood… 2 votes
- Nehemiah 4:4 — Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey… 2 votes