Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hosea 3

22 catchwords225 parallels

← Hosea | ← Ch 2 | Ch 4 →

Hosea 3 . 1 , The Lord’s intended future kindness to Israel , not withstanding their wickedness , illustrated by the emblem of Hosea’s conduct towards his adulterous wife; Hosea 3 . 4 , The desolation of Israel before their restoration.

Hosea 3:1

Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.”

Hosea 3:1 · BSB

Go yet2 parallels

friend3 parallels

according16 parallels

look5 parallels

love flagons11 parallels

Reciprocal15 parallels

wine Heb. grapes

Hosea 3:2

So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.

Hosea 3:2 · BSB

I bought4 parallels

an homer3 parallels

Reciprocal4 parallels

half homer Heb. lethech.

Hosea 3:3

Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.”

Hosea 3:3 · BSB

Thou shalt abide1 parallel

Reciprocal6 parallels

Hosea 3:4

For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.

Hosea 3:4 · BSB

without a king5 parallels

without a sacrifice10 parallels

an image2 parallels

Heb. a standing , or statue , or pillar

ephod12 parallels

without teraphim8 parallels

Reciprocal27 parallels

Hosea 3:5

Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.

Hosea 3:5 · BSB

seek9 parallels

and David their king10 parallels

fear5 parallels

in the10 parallels

Reciprocal57 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 web4 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Hosea 3:5 → Jeremiah 30:9
Echoes Amos 9:11-12 → Hosea 3:5
Trajectories
Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)
Longitudinal Themes
Marriage and Bride
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