Hosea 13:3

Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

Cross-references

Hosea 6:4 Parallel

Hosea 13:2 describes the idolatry that leads to the fleeting judgment imagery of 13:3; it provides the cause.

Psalm 1:4 Parallel

Psalm 1:4 uses the same 'chaff blown away' image for the wicked, echoing the fate of those who reject God.

Isaiah 17:13 compares enemies to chaff driven by wind, directly paralleling the chaff imagery in Hosea.

Daniel 2:35 Parallel

Daniel 2:35 uses chaff blown away to depict the kingdom's obliteration, echoing the same imagery of complete disappearance.

Psalm 35:5 Parallel

Psalm 35:5 uses the exact 'chaff before the wind' simile — a direct parallel to Hosea's chaff driven from the threshing floor.

Isaiah 40:24 depicts the tempest carrying them off like stubble — a strong parallel to Hosea's chaff driven by wind.

Isaiah 57:13 says the wind will carry off idols — echoing Hosea's image of things blown away like chaff and smoke.

Jeremiah 13:24 uses the exact 'scatter like chaff driven by wind' simile — a direct parallel to Hosea's threshing floor chaff.

Zephaniah 2:2 uses the same chaff metaphor to describe the fleeting day of God's anger, echoing the transience of judgment in Hosea 13:3.

Isaiah 41:15 depicts Israel as the thresher reducing enemies to chaff, contrasting with Hosea where Israel itself becomes chaff.

Isaiah 41:16 describes enemies as chaff blown away by Israel, opposite to Hosea where Israel is the chaff.

Matthew 3:12 uses the chaff image for final judgment by fire, expanding Hosea's metaphor of the wicked being driven away as chaff.

Job 30:15 Parallel

Job 30:15 uses the same image of prosperity vanishing like a cloud — echoing Hosea's transient dew and mist imagery.

Psalm 83:12 Parallel

Psalm 83:13-14 uses chaff and fire imagery for God's enemies, similar to the fleeting fate described in Hosea.