Hosea 2:13
And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the Lord.
Cross-references
Hosea 2:5 uses the same 'played the whore' and 'go after my lovers' imagery, introducing the metaphor expanded here.
Hosea 2:7 continues the story: she pursues lovers but fails, leading to her eventual return — the consequence of the sin described here.
Hosea 13:1 states Ephraim sinned with Baal and died, directly connecting to the Baal worship mentioned here.
Hosea 9:7 announces days of punishment for Israel’s sin, mirroring the judgment for forgetting God here.
Hosea 9:9 recalls Israel’s deep corruption like Gibeah, reinforcing the theme of sin requiring punishment.
Hosea 9:10 recalls Israel’s early devotion turning to Baal‑Peor, echoing the Baal worship condemned here.
Hosea 11:2 repeats the same charge—Israel sacrificed to Baals—reinforcing this central accusation within the same book.
Judges 2:11 describes Israel doing evil and serving Baal, the same idolatry God punishes in this verse.
Jeremiah 11:13 describes altars to Baal as numerous as streets, mirroring the widespread Baal worship punished here.
Jeremiah 2:32 uses the same imagery: a bride does not forget her attire, but God's people forget Him — directly parallel to Hosea's adorned forgetfulness.
Jeremiah 2:23-25 portrays Israel's lustful pursuit of Baals with animal imagery, echoing the adulterous chasing after lovers here.
Isaiah 17:10 accuses Israel of 'forgetting the God of your salvation' — identical to Hosea's charge of forgetting God for idols.
Psalm 106:21 explicitly says 'they forgot God their Savior' — the same failure Hosea indicts Israel for in Baal worship.
Jeremiah 18:15 says 'my people have forgotten me' — the same accusation of forgetting God seen here.
Ezekiel 22:12 lists sins including 'you have forgotten me' — the exact accusation Hosea brings against Israel's idolatry.
Ezekiel 23:35 says 'you have forgotten me and cast me behind your back' — matching Hosea's charge of forgetting God for lovers.
Ezekiel 23:40-42 depicts Israel adorning herself and pursuing lovers, directly paralleling the jewelry and adulterous pursuit here.
2 Kings 21:3 describes Manasseh rebuilding Baal altars, showing the persistence of this idolatry despite earlier reforms.
Deuteronomy 8:11-14 expands on forgetting God amid prosperity, the same failure that leads to Baal worship here.
In 1 Kings 18:18-40, Elijah confronts Baal's prophets, demonstrating Baal's powerlessness—the very idol God punishes here.
Deuteronomy 32:18 says 'you forgot the God who gave you birth', directly matching the 'forgot me' accusation here.
1 Kings 16:31 records Ahab serving Baal explicitly, introducing Jezebel's influence as a key moment in Baal worship's prominence.
1 Samuel 12:9 recounts Israel forgetting the LORD and being sold into oppression, a historical pattern repeated in this verse's punishment.
Judges 3:7 uses the same 'forgot the LORD and served Baals' language, showing this pattern of apostasy early in Israel's history.
Amos 3:2 gives the reason: 'You only have I known… therefore I will punish.' This principle of greater accountability underlies Hosea's judgment.
Psalm 9:17 repeats the exact phrase 'forget God' — the core sin punished in Hosea.
Leviticus 20:5 uses the same 'whoring after' language for Molech worship, showing God's consistent punishment for idolatry.
Psalm 106:13 notes they soon forgot His works — another instance of Israel's rapid forgetfulness, mirroring Hosea's charge.
Ezekiel 16:11 shows God adorning Israel with jewelry, while Hosea shows Israel adorning herself for Baal — a tragic reversal.
Psalm 78:11 recalls Israel forgetting God's works in the wilderness — a pattern of forgetfulness Hosea also condemns.
2 Chronicles 28:2 shows Ahaz making metal images for Baals, directly paralleling Israel's Baal worship here.
Jeremiah 7:9 lists making offerings to Baal among other sins, linking Baal worship to covenant unfaithfulness in a later prophet.
Jeremiah 2:33 describes Israel directing her course to seek love (idolatry), similar to going after lovers.
In Job 8:13, 'forget God' describes the godless whose hope perishes — reinforcing that forgetting God leads to ruin.
2 Kings 10:28 records Jehu wiping out Baal from Israel, a later reversal of the idolatry punished here.
1 Kings 16:32 notes the altar and house for Baal in Samaria, the physical infrastructure of the idolatry condemned here.
Judges 10:6 expands on this by listing additional foreign gods alongside Baals, showing how Israel's idolatry multiplied.
Exodus 32:34 promises future punishment for sin, aligning with God’s threat to visit Israel’s guilt here.
Genesis 35:4 shows rings and foreign gods being removed — a contrast to Hosea where rings are put on to worship Baals.
2 Kings 1:2 shows Ahaziah consulting Baal-zebub instead of God, another instance of seeking Baal rather than the LORD.