Hosea 5:12

Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

Cross-reference

Hosea 5:9 Parallel

Hosea 5:9 announces Ephraim's desolation — the same judgment context as the moth/rot metaphor in 5:12.

Hosea 6:1 Parallel

Hosea 6:1 calls Israel to return after being torn — a direct response to the judgment depicted in 5:12.

Job 13:28 Allusion

Job 13:28 uses the same moth-eaten garment imagery for human frailty — echoing God's judgment as decay here.

Psalm 39:11 Allusion

Psalm 39:11 directly uses the moth metaphor for God consuming what is dear — the same image as Hosea's moth.

Jeremiah 31:18 shows Ephraim repenting after discipline — the response to the kind of judgment Hosea describes.

Isaiah 50:9 Parallel

Isaiah 50:9 also uses moth-eaten garment for judgment — but there it destroys enemies, while here God is the moth judging His people.

Isaiah 51:8 Parallel

Isaiah 51:8 uses moth-eaten garment for the fate of the wicked — paralleling God as moth consuming His people here.