Hosea 13:1
When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.
Cross-reference
Hosea 11:1 recalls God's love for Israel as a child, making Ephraim's later guilt and death in 13:1 more tragic.
Hosea 2:13 details punishment for Baal worship, directly parallel to Ephraim's guilt through Baal that led to death.
Hosea 5:3 declares God knows Ephraim's whoredom and defilement, paralleling Ephraim's sin and guilt here.
Hosea 5:9 prophesies Ephraim's desolation in the day of punishment, exactly the death and judgment Ephraim faces here.
1 Samuel 15:17 shows Saul exalted as king then rejected for disobedience—mirrors Ephraim's exaltation then death from Baal worship.
In 1 Kings 16:29-33, Ahab's promotion of Baal worship exemplifies the very sin that Hosea says brought Ephraim's guilt and death.
In 1 Kings 18:18, Elijah accuses Ahab of forsaking the Lord for Baals — the same guilt that caused Ephraim's death in Hosea.
In 2 Kings 17:16-18, Israel's Baal worship led to exile — mirroring Ephraim's guilt and death from Baal in Hosea.
Proverbs 18:12 states haughtiness precedes destruction—exactly Ephraim's exaltation leading to death, pride before the fall.
Luke 14:11 states the principle that self-exaltation leads to humiliation, exactly what Ephraim experienced.
Romans 11:4 cites the remnant who did not bow to Baal, contrasting Ephraim's guilt through Baal—one fell, one preserved.
Numbers 2:18-21 records Ephraim's prominent camp position, highlighting their former glory that contrasts with their fall.
Isaiah 66:2 values humility and trembling at God's word, contrasting Ephraim's arrogant self-exaltation that led to guilt.