Hosea 12:2

The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

Cross-reference

Hosea 9:9 Parallel

Hosea 9:9 uses the exact same phrase 'remember their iniquity, punish their sins'—a direct parallel to this verse's retribution theme.

Hosea 8:13 Parallel

Hosea 8:13 states God will remember their iniquity and punish their sins—nearly identical phrasing to the judgment pronounced here.

Hosea 4:1 Parallel

Hosea 4:1 also uses 'controversy' for God's legal case against Israel, mirroring 12:2's language.

Hosea 2:13 Parallel

Hosea 2:13 specifies punishment for Baal worship—same prophet, same charge of idolatry that God repays here.

Isaiah 3:11 Parallel

Isaiah 3:11 explicitly says the wicked will be paid back for what their hands have done—directly echoing the 'repay according to his deeds' principle.

Galatians 6:7 uses the harvest metaphor—'a man reaps what he sows'—capturing the same cause-and-effect justice as repaying according to deeds.

Romans 2:6 Parallel

Romans 2:6 quotes the principle that God repays each person according to their deeds—a clear parallel to the judgment declared here.

Matthew 16:27 promises that the Son of Man will reward each person according to what they have done—a NT reaffirmation of the same divine justice principle.

Micah 6:2 Parallel

Micah 6:2 also says 'the LORD's controversy with his people' — identical phrasing to Hosea 12:2.

Jeremiah 25:31 uses 'controversy with the nations' — same term applied globally, expanding the scope.

Isaiah 59:18 states God will repay according to what they have done—nearly identical language to the retributive justice described here.

Isaiah 10:6 Historical context

Isaiah 10:6 explicitly calls Assyria the rod of God's anger against a godless nation—clarifying the agent behind the punishment here.

Isaiah 8:8 Historical context

In Isaiah 8:8, the Assyrian flood sweeps into Judah specifically—directly echoing the judgment on Judah proclaimed in this verse.

Isaiah 8:7 Historical context

Isaiah 8:7 depicts Assyria as the Lord's instrument of judgment, flooding the land—the same retribution Hosea announces against Judah.

Ezekiel 7:4 Parallel

Ezekiel 7:3 judges 'according to your conduct' and repays for detestable practices—a direct parallel to the retribution principle in this verse.

Amos 2:4 Parallel

Amos 2:4 explicitly lists Judah's sin—rejecting God's law—giving specific content to the general charge in Hosea 12:2.

Ezekiel 23:11-21 details Judah's (Oholibah) harlotry exceeding Israel's—showing the specific sins God repays according to deeds here.

Jeremiah 3:8-11 describes Judah seeing Israel's divorce for adultery yet failing to repent—same unfaithfulness that brings God's charge here.

Ezekiel 23:31 says Judah will drink her sister's cup of judgment—the same principle of recompense for sins that this verse declares.

Ezekiel 23:32 intensifies the cup imagery—Judah must drink a deep cup of scorn, reinforcing the theme of measured punishment in this verse.

Isaiah 10:12 applies the same retributive principle—God punishes Assyria for its pride—mirroring the judgment on Judah.

2 Kings 17:19 Historical context

2 Kings 17:19 notes Judah also sinned like Israel, fitting Hosea 12:2's claim of God's controversy with Judah.