Hosea 5:5
And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.
Cross-references
In verse 14, God becomes a lion to tear and carry off without rescue — the devastating consequence of the stumbling mentioned in verse 5.
Hosea 5:10 extends the judgment, targeting Judah's princes for moving boundary markers, amplifying the theme of divine wrath.
Hosea 14:1 calls Israel to return because they stumbled in iniquity — directly echoes the stumbling here.
In Hosea 7:10, the exact phrase 'Israel's arrogance testifies against them' repeats the accusation of 5:5.
Hosea 4:5 uses the same 'stumble' language — both describe Israel's downfall due to sin.
Ezekiel 23:31-35 shows Judah drinking the same cup of judgment as Samaria — paralleling the shared fall of Israel and Judah in Hosea.
Matthew 23:31 has Pharisees witnessing against themselves — parallel to pride witnessing against Israel here.
Amos 5:2 declares virgin Israel fallen, never to rise — directly echoing the 'stumble' in Hosea and emphasizing the finality of judgment.
Amos 2:5 pronounces fire on Judah's strongholds — a concrete judgment matching the implication of stumbling in Hosea's prophecy.
Amos 2:4 specifies Judah's sins (rejecting the law, following lies) — providing the reasons for Judah's stumbling alongside Israel in Hosea.
2 Kings 17:19 records Judah following Israel's sins — explaining why Judah also stumbles with Israel in Hosea.
Jeremiah 14:7 echoes that iniquities testify against God's people — identical motif of sin bearing witness.
Isaiah 59:12 says sins testify against them — same self-incrimination as pride testifying here. Strong parallel.
In Isaiah 28:1-3, the 'crown of pride' of Ephraim's drunkards is judged—echoing Hosea's indictment of Israel's arrogance.
In Isaiah 9:9, Ephraim's pride and arrogance are directly named—linking to the same target in Hosea 5:5.
In Isaiah 3:9, the people's looks testify against them and their sin is public—similar to Hosea's 'arrogance testifies'.
2 Kings 17:20 describes the actual rejection and exile of Israel — the historical fulfillment of the judgment Hosea warns about.
Jeremiah 2:19 says evil chastises and apostasy reproves — highlighting the self-inflicted nature of punishment, consistent with Hosea's 'pride testifies'.
In Isaiah 9:10, the proud resolve to rebuild after judgment illustrates the arrogance Hosea 5:5 condemns.