Hosea 12:11

Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.

Cross-reference

Hosea 10:1 Parallel

Hosea 10:1 connects Israel's prosperity to increased altars and images, expanding on the altar imagery here.

Hosea 9:15 Parallel

Hosea 9:15 says all wickedness is in Gilgal and God will drive them out, amplifying the condemnation of Gilgal in Hosea 12:11.

Hosea 4:15 Parallel

Hosea 4:15 warns Judah not to go to Gilgal, reinforcing that Gilgal is a center of idolatry as condemned in Hosea 12:11.

Hosea 6:8 Parallel

Hosea 6:8 identifies Gilead as a city of iniquity and bloodshed, expanding on the iniquity mentioned in Hosea 12:11.

Hosea 8:11 Parallel

Hosea 8:11 directly links Ephraim's many altars to sin, mirroring the charge of multiplying altars in 12:11.

Hosea 8:13 Parallel

Hosea 8:13 reinforces that God rejects their sacrifices and will punish, directly continuing the same message.

Amos 5:5 Parallel

Amos 5:5 repeats the warning against Gilgal and Bethel, prophesying their destruction—echoing Hosea's condemnation.

Amos 4:4 Parallel

In Amos 4:4, the same places—Bethel and Gilgal—are condemned as centers of multiplied transgression, reinforcing the critique of Israel's worship.

Isaiah 2:8 Parallel

Isaiah 2:8 also condemns worshiping man-made idols, echoing Hosea's critique of Israel's altars in Gilgal.

Jeremiah 11:13 decries altars to Baal in every town, paralleling Hosea's indictment of altars in Gilgal.

1 Kings 12:31 Historical context

1 Kings 12:31 records Jeroboam's establishment of high places and non-Levitical priests, historical origin of the altars Hosea condemns.

2 Kings 17:9–11 Historical context

2 Kings 17:9-11 describes Israel's secret idolatry with altars on high places, providing historical context for Hosea's accusations.

Ezekiel 16:31 condemns building high places for idolatry, similar to Hosea's critique of altars in Gilgal.

Jonah 2:8 Parallel

Jonah 2:8 warns that observing 'lying vanities' forsakes mercy, linking to Hosea 12:11's critique of vain sacrifices at Gilgal.

Jeremiah 10:15 declares idols are 'vanity' and will perish, echoing the judgment implied in Hosea 12:11's description of altars as heaps.

Jeremiah 10:8 calls idols 'a doctrine of vanities,' using the same word 'vanity' that Hosea 12:11 applies to Israel's sinful sacrifices.

Jeremiah 2:28 mocks the many gods matching the cities, similar to Hosea's many altars—a shared critique of multiplied idolatry.

Jeremiah 2:20 also condemns Israel's 'playing the harlot' on every high hill and under every green tree, echoing the same pattern of apostasy.

1 Kings 17:1 notes that Elijah came from Gilead, contrasting the faithful prophet from a region that Hosea 12:11 condemns for vanity.