Hosea 10:14

Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth–arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.

Cross-reference

Hosea 13:16 Parallel

Hosea 13:16 repeats the same brutal image of children dashed in pieces, reinforcing the severity of judgment against Samaria as a direct parallel within the book.

Hosea 9:13 Parallel

Hosea 9:13 also depicts children led to slaughter — reinforcing the violent destruction of families seen here.

Genesis 32:11 uses the identical phrase 'mother with the children' — Jacob's fear echoes in Hosea's violent image.

2 Kings 17:16 Historical context

2 Kings 17:16 lists Israel's idolatries that led to the exile — the sin behind the judgment Hosea prophesies.

2 Kings 18:9 Historical context

2 Kings 18:9 directly names Shalmaneser besieging Samaria — the historical event behind 'Shalman plundered Beth Arbel'.

2 Kings 18:10 Historical context

2 Kings 18:10 records the fall of Samaria to Assyria — the fulfillment of the destruction Hosea warns about.

Isaiah 13:16-18 describes Babylon's fall with children dashed to pieces — the same brutal imagery of divine judgment.

Jeremiah 13:14 uses the same 'dash' imagery for God's judgment on families, echoing the brutality described here.

Nahum 3:10 Parallel

Nahum 3:10 describes the same atrocity—children dashed to pieces—against Nineveh, a similar divine judgment.

2 Kings 8:12 prophesies the same atrocity—dashing children and ripping up pregnant women—by Hazael against Israel.

2 Kings 17:3 Historical context

2 Kings 17:3 identifies Shalman as Shalmaneser of Assyria, the king who attacked Israel—the same Shalman referenced here.

Psalm 137:9 Parallel

Psalm 137:9 similarly speaks of dashing children against stones, a curse against Babylon—echoing the same violent imagery.