Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hosea 2

90 catchwords702 parallels

← Hosea | ← Ch 1 | Ch 3 →

Hosea 2 . 1 , The idolatry of the people; Hosea 2 . 6 , God’s judgments against them; Hosea 2 . 14 , His promises of reconciliation with them.

Hosea 2:1

“Say of your brothers, ‘My people,’ and of your sisters, ‘My loved one.’

Hosea 2:1 · BSB

unto1 parallel

Ammi8 parallels

That is , My people

Ruhamah6 parallels

That is , Having obtained mercy

Reciprocal2 parallels

Hosea 2:2

Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts.

Hosea 2:2 · BSB

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let7 parallels

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Hosea 2:3

Otherwise, I will strip her naked and expose her like the day of her birth. I will make her like a desert and turn her into a parched land, and I will let her die of thirst.

Hosea 2:3 · BSB

I strip7 parallels

was born2 parallels

as11 parallels

a dry3 parallels

and slay3 parallels

Reciprocal14 parallels

Hosea 2:4

I will have no compassion on her children, because they are the children of adultery.

Hosea 2:4 · BSB

I will not10 parallels

children of4 parallels

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they be They are all idolaters; and have been consecrated to idols , whose marks they bear.

Hosea 2:5

For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’

Hosea 2:5 · BSB

their mother15 parallels

hath done7 parallels

I will8 parallels

give5 parallels

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drink Heb. drinks

Hosea 2:6

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.

Hosea 2:6 · BSB

I will5 parallels

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make a wall Heb. wall a wall

Hosea 2:7

She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’

Hosea 2:7 · BSB

she shall follow12 parallels

I will10 parallels

first5 parallels

for12 parallels

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Hosea 2:8

For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold—which they crafted for Baal.

Hosea 2:8 · BSB

she4 parallels

her corn13 parallels

wine2 parallels

Heb. new wine

which they prepared for Baal5 parallels

or , wherewith they made Baal

Reciprocal20 parallels

Hosea 2:9

Therefore I will take back My grain in its time and My new wine in its season; I will take away My wool and linen, which were given to cover her nakedness.

Hosea 2:9 · BSB

will I4 parallels

take11 parallels

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recover or , take away

Hosea 2:10

And then I will expose her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of My hands.

Hosea 2:10 · BSB

now9 parallels

and none shall7 parallels

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lewdness Heb. folly , or , villany

Hosea 2:11

I will put an end to all her exultation: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—all her appointed feasts.

Hosea 2:11 · BSB

cause9 parallels

her feast8 parallels

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Hosea 2:12

I will destroy her vines and fig trees, which she thinks are the wages paid by her lovers. So I will make them into a thicket, and the beasts of the field will devour them.

Hosea 2:12 · BSB

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I will7 parallels

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destroy Heb. make desolate

Hosea 2:13

I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she decked herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.

Hosea 2:13 · BSB

I will visit4 parallels

the days11 parallels

she burned4 parallels

she decked1 parallel

she went3 parallels

forgat13 parallels

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Hosea 2:14

"Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.

Hosea 2:14 · BSB

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I will3 parallels

and bring7 parallels

and speak22 parallels

comfortably2 parallels

or , friendly , Heb. to her heart

Reciprocal11 parallels

Hosea 2:15

There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.

Hosea 2:15 · BSB

I will9 parallels

the valley2 parallels

for5 parallels

she shall sing3 parallels

as in the days5 parallels

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Hosea 2:16

In that day,” declares the LORD, “you will call Me ‘my Husband,’ and no longer call Me ‘my Master.’

Hosea 2:16 · BSB

Ishi7 parallels

that is , My husband

Reciprocal3 parallels

Baali that is , My lord

Hosea 2:17

For I will remove from her lips the names of the Baals; no longer will their names be invoked.

Hosea 2:17 · BSB

I will4 parallels

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Hosea 2:18

On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and weapons of war in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.

Hosea 2:18 · BSB

in that day6 parallels

will I5 parallels

I will break6 parallels

and will9 parallels

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Hosea 2:19

So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.

Hosea 2:19 · BSB

And I will12 parallels

for6 parallels

in righteousness8 parallels

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Hosea 2:20

And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”

Hosea 2:20 · BSB

and16 parallels

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Hosea 2:21

“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth.

Hosea 2:21 · BSB

saith6 parallels

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Hosea 2:22

And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.

Hosea 2:22 · BSB

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Hosea 2:23

And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”

Hosea 2:23 · BSB

I will sow7 parallels

and I will have4 parallels

and I will say5 parallels

Thou art my God20 parallels

Reciprocal23 parallels

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 web15 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Romans 9:25-26 → Hosea 2:23
Allusions Hosea 2:14 → Jeremiah 2:2, Hosea 2:14-15 → Jeremiah 2:2
Echoes Hosea 2:14 → Isaiah 54:6, Hosea 2:14-15 → Isaiah 54:6, Hosea 2:19-20 → Genesis 2:24
Trajectories
Church as Israel (New Covenant People), Marriage (Christ and His Bride), Rebekah (Bride Sought for the Son), Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry), Vine and Vineyard (True Israel)
Longitudinal Themes
Marriage and Bride
Chiasms
Shaped Hosea 1:6–2:1, Hosea 2:12–18, Hosea 2:3–13
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