Hosea 12:10

I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.

Cross-reference

Hosea 3:1 Allusion

Hosea 3:1 provides another symbolic action (loving an adulteress) as a similitude of God's love for Israel despite their idolatry.

Hosea 1:2-5 is a concrete example of a 'similitude'—God's command to marry a prostitute as a living parable of Israel's unfaithfulness.

2 Kings 17:13 explicitly states God testified by all prophets, directly paralleling Hosea 12:10's description.

2 Corinthians 12:1 records Paul's own visions and revelations from the Lord, directly paralleling the multiplied visions God spoke of.

Acts 2:17 Citation

Acts 2:17 quotes Joel's prophecy of Spirit-empowered visions, showing the continuation of the kind of prophetic communication described here.

Joel 2:28 Parallel

Joel 2:28 echoes this theme of God speaking through visions and prophecy, promising a future outpouring of the Spirit that brings dreams and visions.

Ezekiel 20:49 records the prophet's complaint that people say he speaks parables, linking directly to the 'similitudes' of the main verse.

Ezekiel 15:1-8 presents a parable about the vine, directly illustrating God's use of 'similitudes' through prophets.

Ezekiel 4:1 Allusion

Ezekiel 4:1 shows Ezekiel performing a symbolic act (drawing Jerusalem on a tile), a direct example of the 'similitudes' mentioned in the main verse.

Jeremiah 25:4 says God sent all His servants the prophets, strongly reinforcing Hosea 12:10's point.

In Jeremiah 19:10, Jeremiah enacts a visible sign by breaking a pot, exemplifying the 'similitudes' God says He uses through prophets.

Jeremiah 19:1-14 employs the breaking of a clay jar as a symbolic act (similitude) of God's coming judgment on Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 13:1-14 uses the rotting linen sash as a symbolic object lesson (similitude) about Judah's pride and impending ruin.

Isaiah 20:2-5 describes Isaiah walking naked and barefoot as a symbolic sign—a direct similitude against Egypt and Cush.

Isaiah 5:1-7 uses the Song of the Vineyard as a parable (similitude) to convey God's judgment on Israel.

Nehemiah 9:30 records God testifying by His spirit in the prophets, a close match to Hosea 12:10.

Numbers 12:6 describes God revealing to prophets in visions and dreams, directly matching Hosea 12:10's 'visions and similitudes'.

Jeremiah 43:9 involves a symbolic act (hiding stones) as a prophetic sign, a clear example of a 'similitude'.

Ezekiel 1:1 Allusion

Ezekiel 1:1 records a vision of God, directly corresponding to the 'multiplied visions' in the main verse.

Ezekiel 37:20 shows a prophet performing a symbolic act with sticks, exemplifying the 'similitudes' God says He used through prophets in Hosea 12:10.

Acts 21:11 Allusion

Acts 21:11 records Agabus using a symbolic binding action, a New Testament example of the prophetic 'similitudes' God describes in Hosea 12:10.