Hosea 4:13

They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.

Cross-references

Isaiah 1:29 Parallel

Isaiah 1:29 condemns worship under oaks and in gardens, mirroring the idolatry on hills under trees in Hosea 4:13.

Isaiah 57:5 Parallel

Isaiah 57:5 describes lustful worship under oaks and green trees with child sacrifice, directly paralleling Hosea's idolatrous sacrifices under trees.

Jeremiah 3:6 explicitly mentions Israel playing the whore under every green tree on high hills, directly echoing Hosea 4:13.

Jeremiah 3:13 calls Israel to acknowledge scattering favors under every green tree, paralleling the idolatrous acts under trees in Hosea.

Ezekiel 6:13 lists high hills, mountaintops, green trees, and leafy oaks as sites of idolatry, exactly matching Hosea 4:13's setting.

Ezekiel 20:28 recounts Israel offering sacrifices on every high hill and under every leafy tree, directly paralleling Hosea 4:13.

In Romans 1:23-28, Paul explains that idolatry leads to sexual impurity — the same causal link Hosea makes.

Deuteronomy 12:2 identifies high places and green trees as sites of pagan worship — the exact locations Hosea mentions for Israel's sacrifices.

In Jeremiah 5:7, God links forsaking Him with adultery and prostitution — the same connection Hosea makes.

Ezekiel 16:25 condemns building lofty places at every street corner and multiplying whoredom, a parallel to high-place idolatry in Hosea.

Isaiah 57:7 Parallel

Isaiah 57:7 mentions high mountains as places of idolatrous sacrifice, similar to the hilltop worship in Hosea 4:13.