Hosea 11:5

He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

Cross-reference

Hosea 9:3 Parallel

Hosea 9:3 directly echoes the exile threat: return to Egypt and unclean food in Assyria, reinforcing the dual punishment.

Hosea 6:1 Contrast

Hosea 6:1 calls for return to the Lord, contrasting with the refusal to return that led to Assyrian bondage.

Hosea 10:6 Parallel

Hosea 10:6 also describes going to Assyria in shame, directly paralleling the Assyrian rule here.

Hosea 5:9 Parallel

Hosea 5:9 announces Ephraim's certain devastation on the day of reckoning — the same judgment context as Hosea 11:5's Assyrian rule.

Hosea 5:13 Contrast

Hosea 5:13 shows Israel seeking Assyria's help, but here Assyria becomes their ruler — a tragic irony.

Hosea 10:3 Contrast

Hosea 10:3 has Israel admitting they have no king because they didn't revere God — contrasting with Hosea 11:5 where Assyria becomes their king.

Hosea 7:16 Parallel

Hosea 7:16 adds that their princes fall by the sword and they are derided in Egypt, reinforcing the judgment consequences.

Isaiah 8:6-8 uses Assyria as a flood of judgment because Judah rejected God, parallel to Assyria becoming king for refusing to repent.

Jeremiah 8:4-5 describes a people who turned away and did not return, echoing Israel's refusal to repent.

Amos 4:8-10 lists multiple judgments (drought, blight, plague) all met with 'yet you have not returned to me' — directly paralleling Hosea 11:5's refusal to repent.

Amos 5:27 Parallel

Amos 5:27 similarly prophesies exile beyond Damascus (Assyria), reinforcing the same coming judgment.

2 Kings 18:12 Historical context

2 Kings 18:12 states Israel did not obey the Lord's commands, the same disobedience that brought Assyria as king.

2 Kings 18:11 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 18:11 reiterates Israel's deportation to Assyria, confirming the fulfilled prophecy of Assyrian kingship.

2 Kings 17:14 says they were stiff-necked and would not listen, directly paralleling the refusal to repent.

2 Kings 17:13 Historical context

2 Kings 17:13 recounts the Lord's warnings through prophets, which they ignored, matching the refusal to repent.

2 Kings 17:3–6 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 17:3-6 describes the fall of Samaria and exile to Assyria, directly fulfilling the judgment of Assyrian domination.

2 Kings 15:29 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 15:29 records Tiglath-Pileser's capture of Israelite territory, fulfilling the prophecy that Assyria would become king.

2 Kings 15:19 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 15:19 records Menahem's tribute to Assyria, fulfilling the warning that Assyria would rule over them.

Ezekiel 23:9 explicitly states God handed Oholah (Samaria) over to the Assyrians for her lust — directly matching the judgment in Hosea 11:5.

Deuteronomy 17:16 forbids returning to Egypt for horses — the law behind Hosea 11:5's statement that they will not return there but go to Assyria.

Amos 3:11 Parallel

Amos 3:11 prophesies an enemy overrunning the land and plundering fortresses — the same invasion that Hosea 11:5 identifies as Assyrian domination.

Isaiah 31:1 Parallel

Isaiah 31:1 condemns relying on Egypt for help — a sin underlying Israel's unfaithfulness that led to Assyrian domination in Hosea 11:5.

2 Chronicles 32:1 Historical context

2 Chronicles 32:1 records Sennacherib of Assyria invading Judah — a later historical example of the Assyrian threat prophesied in Hosea 11:5.

Amos 4:6 Parallel

Amos 4:6 also describes God's disciplinary famine that failed to bring repentance, echoing the same refusal to return in Hosea 11:5.

Zechariah 1:4-6 recounts the ancestors' refusal to heed the prophets' call to turn from evil — the same stubbornness that leads to judgment in Hosea 11:5.