Hosea 8:4 explicitly states they made idols with their silver and gold, directly matching the metal images described here.

Hosea 2:8 reveals that the silver and gold used for idols were given by God, adding the source of the materials mentioned here.

Hosea 11:2 recounts Israel sacrificing to Baals despite being called, paralleling the persistent idolatry here.

Hosea 10:5 describes mourning for the calf of Beth-aven, directly connecting to the 'kissing calves' detail here.

Hosea 4:17 declares Ephraim joined to idols, reinforcing the same charge of idolatry and divine abandonment.

Hosea 10:1 shows that as Israel prospered, they built more altars and pillars, illustrating the escalation of idolatry.

Isaiah 44:17-20 satirizes a man praying to an idol he made — the same absurdity as making silver idols and kissing them.

In Romans 11:4, Paul quotes the remnant who did not kiss Baal, reinforcing the same standard against idolatrous kissing.

In Romans 1:22-25, Paul describes the same folly: exchanging God's glory for images of creatures, just as Israel kissed calves.

Habakkuk 2:19 mocks idols overlaid with gold and silver that have no breath — the same lifelessness implied in kissing calves.

In Jeremiah 10:4, idols are decorated with silver and gold and fastened with nails — the same craftsmanship as the metal images here.

Isaiah 46:6 depicts hiring a goldsmith to make a god from silver and gold, directly paralleling the idol craftsmanship here.

Psalm 115:4-8 describes idols as silver and gold, the work of human hands, and adds that makers become like them — a strong echo of the idol-making here.

In 1 Kings 19:18, the same phrase 'kissed him' refers to kissing Baal — directly parallel to kissing calves in idolatry.

In Exodus 32:4, Aaron makes a golden calf — the very image Hosea condemns Israel for kissing.

Isaiah 2:8 describes land full of idols, bowing to handmade objects — a direct parallel to Israel's idol-making here.

Psalm 78:58 shows Israel's idolatry provoking God with carved images, echoing the same sin pattern here.

In Job 31:27, Job denies kissing his hand in worship of heavenly bodies — a parallel act of idolatrous kissing.

In 2 Chronicles 11:15, Jeroboam's calves are mentioned, directly linking to the calf worship Hosea condemns.

In 2 Kings 10:29, the golden calves at Bethel and Dan are noted — the same idolatrous calves Hosea references.

In Deuteronomy 27:15, a curse is pronounced on making molten images — the same sin Hosea describes.

In Psalm 2:12, kissing the Son is commanded as true homage, contrasting with the forbidden kissing of idols in Hosea.

Habakkuk 2:18 calls a metal image a 'teacher of lies' — echoing the futility of the silver idols and calf-kissing in Hosea.

Isaiah 17:8 speaks of future abandonment of idol altars, contrasting with the persistent idolatry here.

Isaiah 45:20 rebukes those who pray to a god that cannot save — mirrors the uselessness of the silver calves in Hosea.

Psalm 135:18 says idol makers become like their idols — a principle that applies to those kissing calves, becoming spiritually dead.

Psalm 135:17 notes idols have ears but cannot hear — a classic critique underlying the foolishness of kissing calves in Hosea.