Hosea 4:12

My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.

Cross-reference

Hosea 4:15 Parallel

In Hosea 4:15, Judah is warned not to follow Israel's harlotry—same context of idolatry.

Hosea 4:11 Parallel

In Hosea 4:11, harlotry and wine enslave the heart—directly preceding this verse's spirit of harlotry.

Hosea 4:6 Parallel

In Hosea 4:6, lack of knowledge causes destruction—the root of the idolatry described here.

Hosea 5:4 Parallel

Hosea 5:4 repeats the 'spirit of whoredom' that leads them astray, reinforcing the same diagnosis for Israel's apostasy.

Hosea 7:4 Parallel

In Hosea 7:4, all are adulterers like a heated oven—continuing the metaphor of spiritual adultery.

Hosea 2:5 Parallel

In Hosea 2:5, the mother plays the harlot, chasing lovers for provisions—same spiritual unfaithfulness.

Leviticus 17:7 uses 'played the harlot' for sacrifices to demons, grounding Hosea's spirit of harlotry in the law.

Habakkuk 2:19 mocks those who say to a wooden idol 'Awake!'—directly parallel to Hosea's condemnation of consulting a piece of wood.

Ezekiel 23 uses two harlot sisters to illustrate the same harlotry Hosea condemns in Israel.

Ezekiel 16 portrays Jerusalem as a harlot, mirroring Hosea's theme of spiritual adultery through detailed allegory.

Jeremiah 3:1-3 depicts Israel as an adulterous wife with a spirit of harlotry, directly paralleling Hosea's imagery.

Jeremiah 2:27 pictures Israel calling a tree 'father' and a stone 'giver of life'—the same idolatrous practice of consulting wooden objects.

Leviticus 20:5 speaks of playing the harlot after Molech, showing the same pattern of spiritual adultery condemned in Hosea.

Psalm 73:27 Parallel

Psalm 73:27 says those who 'play the harlot against God' perish, reinforcing the consequences of the spirit of harlotry.

2 Chronicles 21:13 accuses Jehoram of making Judah 'play the harlot' like Ahab, echoing Hosea's indictment.

Deuteronomy 31:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 31:16 predicts Israel will 'play the harlot' with foreign gods, foreshadowing the situation Hosea describes.

Numbers 15:39 warns against 'harlotry of your heart,' connecting internal unfaithfulness to the spirit of harlotry here.

Exodus 34:15 warns against playing the harlot with pagan gods, underlying the covenant violation Hosea addresses.

In Isaiah 44:20, the same deception of idolatry is depicted—feeding on ashes, a deceived heart.

In Jeremiah 3:9, Israel's casual harlotry with stones and trees mirrors the wooden idols here.

Isaiah 44:14 describes cutting wood to make an idol — directly paralleling Hosea's 'piece of wood' that people inquire of.

1 Kings 11:8 describes Solomon's wives leading him to worship other gods — the same spiritual whoredom Hosea condemns.

Judges 8:27 Parallel

Judges 8:27 describes Israel 'whoring after' Gideon's ephod — an idol that led them astray, just as in Hosea.

Leviticus 20:6 uses 'whoring after' for consulting mediums — directly paralleling the spirit of whoredom leading to inquiry of wood.

Jeremiah 10:8 calls idolatry foolish, saying 'the instruction of idols is wood'—parallel to Hosea's critique of seeking oracles from a staff.

Judges 18:5 Contrast

Judges 18:5 shows the Danites inquiring of God through a Levite — contrasting with Hosea's inquiry of a wooden idol.

Ezekiel 21:21 describes the Babylonian king using divination with arrows—a parallel method of seeking guidance from objects, similar to the staff oracle.

Isaiah 28:7 Parallel

Isaiah 28:7 describes priests staggering from wine and giving false visions — parallel to Hosea's spirit of whoredom leading leaders astray.

Isaiah 44:18-20 describes idolaters as deluded, unable to see their error—parallel to Hosea's people being led astray by a spirit of whoredom.