Hosea 4:9

And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.

Cross-references

Isaiah 24:2 Citation

Isaiah 24:2 explicitly states 'as with the people, so with the priest' — a direct parallel to the equal judgment in Hosea 4:9.

Jeremiah 5:31 shows prophets and priests ruling falsely while people love it — both complicit, matching the shared guilt in Hosea 4:9.

Jeremiah 8:10-12 indicts everyone from least to greatest, prophet to priest, for greed and false peace — reinforcing Hosea 4:9's equal punishment.

Jeremiah 23:11 declares both prophet and priest ungodly — a specific echo of the corruption of religious leaders in Hosea 4:9.

Ezekiel 22:26-31 describes priests profaning holy things and God seeking an intercessor — the same shared guilt between priests and people.

Zechariah 1:6 has the people saying God dealt with them according to their ways — an explicit fulfillment of Hosea's principle.

In Matthew 15:14, both blind leaders and followers fall — Jesus' image of shared fate echoes Hosea's 'like people, like priest'.

In 1 Samuel 2:22, Eli's sons commit sexual immorality at the sanctuary — exemplifying the 'like people, like priest' principle of judgment for unfaithful priests.

Psalm 109:17 says the wicked receive the curses they loved — a form of reaping what one sows, like Hosea's repayment for deeds.

Psalm 109:18 intensifies the image of curses returning — same principle of divine retribution as Hosea's punishment for ways.

In Proverbs 5:22, a sinner is caught by his own sins — illustrating the same self-reaping justice Hosea describes.

Isaiah 3:10 Parallel

Isaiah 3:10 promises the righteous will eat the fruit of their doings — the same recompense principle, but for blessing not punishment.