Hosea 10:12

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

Cross-reference

Hosea 8:7 Contrast

Hosea 8:7 warns that sowing wind reaps whirlwind — the opposite outcome to sowing righteousness as urged here, using the same agricultural metaphor.

Hosea 6:3 Parallel

In Hosea 6:3, the same imagery of God coming like rain to revive his people echoes the promise of righteousness showers here.

Ezekiel 34:26 promises 'showers of blessing', closely parallel to the showers of righteousness in Hosea, both from God.

James 3:18 Allusion

James 3:18 says peacemakers who sow in peace reap righteousness—a New Testament echo of Hosea's sowing-reaping promise for righteousness.

Zephaniah 2:1-3 urges seeking the LORD, seeking righteousness and humility before His anger—nearly identical themes and urgency as Hosea.

Amos 5:15 Parallel

Amos 5:15 calls to hate evil, love good, and establish justice—the same kind of righteous action that Hosea calls 'sow righteousness'.

Amos 5:6 Parallel

Amos 5:6 repeats the call to seek the LORD and live, adding a warning of judgment—reinforcing Hosea's urgent appeal.

Amos 5:4 Parallel

Amos 5:4 directly echoes 'Seek me and live'—the same prophetic call to seek the LORD for life and blessing as in Hosea.

Jeremiah 29:12-14 promises that seeking God with all your heart leads to finding Him, echoing Hosea's hope that seeking brings rain of righteousness.

Jeremiah 4:3 repeats Hosea's exact phrase 'break up your unplowed ground,' calling Israel to the same heart-preparation for repentance.

Isaiah 55:6 Parallel

Isaiah 55:6 similarly urges seeking the LORD while He is near, matching Hosea's urgency—'it is the time to seek the LORD'.

Psalm 126:5 Parallel

In Psalm 126:5, the same sowing-reaping pattern links tears with joy, echoing Hosea's call to sow righteousness for a harvest of unfailing love.

Psalm 126:6 Parallel

Psalm 126:6 expands the image: those who sow weeping will return with joyful sheaves—reinforcing the promise of reaping after faithful sowing.

Proverbs 11:18 directly pairs 'sows righteousness' with a sure reward, mirroring Hosea's call to sow righteousness for faithful love.

Isaiah 5:6 Contrast

Isaiah 5:6 depicts God withholding rain as judgment, contrasting sharply with the promised showers of righteousness in Hosea.

Isaiah 45:8 Allusion

Isaiah 45:8 explicitly calls for heavens to rain down righteousness, directly echoing the promise of God showering righteousness in Hosea.

Job 4:8 Contrast

Job 4:8 uses the same sowing/reaping metaphor but for iniquity and trouble, contrasting with Hosea's call to sow righteousness.

Lamentations 3:25 affirms that the Lord is good to those who seek him, directly paralleling Hosea's call to seek the Lord.

Isaiah 55:10 compares God's word to rain that accomplishes its purpose, echoing Hosea's promised rain of righteousness.

Zephaniah 2:3 calls to seek the Lord, righteousness, and humility — a direct parallel to Hosea's 'seek the Lord' and 'sow righteousness'.

Zechariah 10:1 instructs asking the Lord for rain, mirroring Hosea's hope that the Lord will rain righteousness.

In 2 Corinthians 9:10, Paul uses the same sowing-and-reaping righteousness imagery — God multiplies the harvest of your righteousness.

Isaiah 44:3 Allusion

Isaiah 44:3 expands the rain imagery to the outpouring of the Spirit, connecting to the showers of righteousness in Hosea.

In Galatians 6:7, Paul states the universal principle of sowing and reaping — the same agricultural metaphor Hosea uses for righteousness.

Hebrews 6:7 Parallel

In Hebrews 6:7, land receiving rain and producing a crop parallels God raining righteousness on those who seek Him.

Isaiah 30:23 promises rain for sowing seed, mirroring Hosea's call to sow righteousness and receive God's showers.

Zechariah 7:9 commands justice and mercy, aligning with the ethical righteousness Hosea calls for, though without the agricultural metaphor.

Psalm 72:6 Parallel

Psalm 72:6 uses the same rain imagery for the king's righteousness, paralleling God's showers of righteousness in Hosea.