Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hosea 12

55 catchwords386 parallels

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Hosea 12 . 1 , A reproof of Ephraim , Judah , and Jacob; Hosea 12 . 3 , By former favours he exhorts to repentance; Hosea 12 . 7 , Ephraim’s sins provoke God.

Hosea 12:1

Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.

Hosea 12:1 · BSB

feedeth3 parallels

he daily1 parallel

and they5 parallels

Reciprocal24 parallels

Hosea 12:2

The LORD also brings a charge against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

Hosea 12:2 · BSB

a controversy3 parallels

and will9 parallels

punish5 parallels

Heb. visit upon

according to his doings5 parallels

Reciprocal6 parallels

Hosea 12:3

In the womb he grasped his brother's heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.

Hosea 12:3 · BSB

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etc. Heb. was a prince , or , behaved himself princely

Reciprocal16 parallels

Hosea 12:4

Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—

Hosea 12:4 · BSB

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spake3 parallels

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Hosea 12:5

the LORD is the God of Hosts—the LORD is His name of renown.

Hosea 12:5 · BSB

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is3 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Hosea 12:6

But you must return to your God, maintaining love and justice, and always waiting on your God.

Hosea 12:6 · BSB

turn11 parallels

keep11 parallels

wait12 parallels

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Hosea 12:7

A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.

Hosea 12:7 · BSB

a merchant3 parallels

or , Canaan

the balances10 parallels

he loveth11 parallels

oppress1 parallel

or , deceive

Reciprocal21 parallels

Hosea 12:8

And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”

Hosea 12:8 · BSB

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I have6 parallels

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in all etc. or , all my labours suffice me not; he shall have punishment of iniquity in whom is sin

that Heb. which.

Hosea 12:9

But I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt. I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast.

Hosea 12:9 · BSB

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as in5 parallels

Hosea 12:10

I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.

Hosea 12:10 · BSB

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multiplied5 parallels

used11 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

ministry Heb. hand

Hosea 12:11

Is there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.

Hosea 12:11 · BSB

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their altars5 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Hosea 12:12

Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife—for a wife he tended sheep.

Hosea 12:12 · BSB

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Israel2 parallels

served2 parallels

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Hosea 12:13

But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.

Hosea 12:13 · BSB

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Hosea 12:14

Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt.

Hosea 12:14 · BSB

provoked2 parallels

therefore7 parallels

and his4 parallels

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most bitterly Heb. with bitternesses

blood Heb. bloods

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web14 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Hosea 12:3 → Genesis 25:22, Hosea 12:3 → Genesis 25:23, Hosea 12:3 → Genesis 25:26, Hosea 12:4 → Genesis 28:13-19, Hosea 12:4 → Genesis 32:24, Hosea 12:4 → Genesis 32:28, Hosea 12:4 → Genesis 32:29, Hosea 12:4 → Genesis 35:15, Hosea 12:5 → Genesis 28:13, Hosea 12:5 → Genesis 35:11-15
Trajectories
Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election), Jacob (Transformed Supplanter)
Chiasms
Shaped Hosea 11:11–12:1, Hosea 12:2–14
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