Hosea 6 cross-references
Hosea 6 has 11 verses, which point to 194 other passages and are cited by 236. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
See Hosea 6’s threads in the explorerHosea 6:1
Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
Points to (21)
- Job 5:18 — For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 25 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:39 — See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal:… 23 votes
- 1 Samuel 2:6 — The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. 20 votes
- Lamentations 3:40–41 — Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD. 16 votes
- Hosea 14:4 — I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. 13 votes
- Isaiah 55:7 — Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and… 10 votes
Pointed to from (53)
- Isaiah 61:1 — The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the… 51 votes
- 1 Samuel 7:3 — And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts,… 45 votes
- Psalms 147:3 — He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 43 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:39 — See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal:… 38 votes
Hosea 6:2
After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
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- 2 Kings 20:5 — Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I… 13 votes
- 1 Corinthians 15:4 — And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 12 votes
- Ezekiel 37:11–13 — Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are… 11 votes
- Isaiah 26:19 — Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust:… 11 votes
- Hosea 13:14 — I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy… 9 votes
- Psalms 30:4–5 — Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 6 votes
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- 1 Corinthians 15:4 — And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 33 votes
- Isaiah 58:8 — Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy… 24 votes
- Habakkuk 3:2 — O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the… 18 votes
- Psalms 85:6 — Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? 14 votes
Hosea 6:3
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Points to (32)
- Jeremiah 24:7 — And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be… 18 votes
- Hosea 14:5 — I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 16 votes
- Proverbs 2:1–5 — My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 14 votes
- Psalms 72:6 — He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. 14 votes
- Philippians 3:13–15 — Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are… 13 votes
- Matthew 13:11 — He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven,… 11 votes
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- John 17:3 — And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 46 votes
- Hosea 10:12 — Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the… 34 votes
- Philippians 3:12 — Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may… 29 votes
- John 8:32 — And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 26 votes
Hosea 6:4
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
Points to (18)
- Hosea 13:3 — Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is… 8 votes
- Hosea 11:8 — How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how… 8 votes
- Psalms 78:34–37 — When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God. 8 votes
- Psalms 106:12–13 — Then believed they his words; they sang his praise. 6 votes
- 2 Peter 2:20–22 — For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour… 4 votes
- Luke 13:7–9 — Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig… 4 votes
Pointed to from (26)
- Luke 8:13 — They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which… 7 votes
- Matthew 13:21 — Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because… 7 votes
- Hosea 11:8 — How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how… 7 votes
- Hosea 13:3 — Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is… 6 votes
Hosea 6:5
Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
Points to (29)
- Jeremiah 23:29 — Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? 7 votes
- Jeremiah 1:10 — See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to… 6 votes
- Hebrews 4:12 — For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the… 5 votes
- Jeremiah 5:14 — Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy… 5 votes
- Revelation 2:16 — Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 3 votes
- Romans 2:5 — But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and… 3 votes
Pointed to from (17)
- Ephesians 6:17 — And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 25 votes
- Jeremiah 5:14 — Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy… 10 votes
- Revelation 11:5 — And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any… 7 votes
- Isaiah 49:2 — And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a… 5 votes
Hosea 6:6
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Points to (19)
- Matthew 9:13 — But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the… 65 votes
- Matthew 12:7 — But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the… 50 votes
- Proverbs 21:3 — To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. 44 votes
- 1 Samuel 15:22 — And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of… 38 votes
- Amos 5:21 — I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. 31 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:1 — Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of… 29 votes
Pointed to from (24)
- 1 Samuel 15:22 — And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of… 419 votes
- Matthew 9:13 — But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the… 171 votes
- 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… 97 votes
- Hosea 4:6 — My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee,… 50 votes
Hosea 6:7
But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
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- Genesis 3:11 — And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that… 7 votes
- Hosea 8:1 — Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have… 6 votes
- Hosea 5:7 — They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month… 6 votes
- Jeremiah 9:6 — Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD. 6 votes
- Job 31:33 — If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: 5 votes
- Ezekiel 16:59–61 — For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in… 4 votes
Pointed to from (21)
- Genesis 3:6 — And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to… 8 votes
- Hosea 8:1 — Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have… 7 votes
- Job 31:33 — If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: 7 votes
- Hosea 5:7 — They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month… 5 votes
Hosea 6:8
Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.
Points to (15)
- Hosea 12:11 — Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are… 4 votes
- Micah 7:2 — The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for… 3 votes
- Hosea 4:2 — By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood… 3 votes
- Acts 25:3 — And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him. 2 votes
- Acts 23:12–15 — And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that… 2 votes
- Matthew 26:15–16 — And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for… 2 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Hosea 12:11 — Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are… 5 votes
- Hosea 7:1 — When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria:… 2 votes
Hosea 6:9
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
Points to (16)
- Zephaniah 3:3 — Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the… 4 votes
- Proverbs 1:11–19 — If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 4 votes
- Hosea 7:1 — When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria:… 3 votes
- Hosea 5:1 — Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment… 3 votes
- John 11:47 — Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many… 2 votes
- Luke 22:2–6 — And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. 2 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- Hosea 4:2 — By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood… 5 votes
- Ezekiel 22:25 — There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have… 5 votes
- Jeremiah 11:9 — And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of… 5 votes
- Psalms 119:61 — The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. 5 votes
Hosea 6:10
I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.
Points to (12)
- Hosea 5:3 — I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is… 5 votes
- Jeremiah 23:14 — I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they… 4 votes
- Ezekiel 23:5 — And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours, 3 votes
- Jeremiah 5:30–31 — A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; 3 votes
- Jeremiah 3:6 — The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath… 3 votes
- Hosea 4:17 — Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone. 2 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Jeremiah 5:30 — A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; 5 votes
- Ezekiel 23:7 — Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all… 4 votes
- Jeremiah 18:13 — Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel… 4 votes
- Micah 1:1 — The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of… 2 votes
Hosea 6:11
Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.
Points to (7)
- Joel 3:13 — Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow;… 6 votes
- Job 42:10 — And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as… 5 votes
- Revelation 14:15 — And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in… 4 votes
- Micah 4:12 — But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as… 4 votes
- Jeremiah 51:33 — For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is… 4 votes
- Zephaniah 2:7 — And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of… 3 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Psalms 126:1 — [A Song of degrees.] When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 28 votes
- Joel 3:13 — Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow;… 7 votes
- Jeremiah 51:33 — For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is… 4 votes
- Amos 2:4 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment… 2 votes