Hosea 5:9
Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.
Cross-references
Hosea 5:12 portrays God as a moth and rottenness consuming Ephraim, directly depicting the desolation pronounced in 5:9.
Hosea 5:14 depicts God as a lion tearing Ephraim with no rescue, fulfilling the desolation of 5:9.
Hosea 5:3 introduces the accusation of harlotry — verse 9 follows with the judgment; they are part of the same oracle.
Hosea 8:8 describes Israel swallowed up and worthless among nations, matching Ephraim's desolation in 5:9.
Hosea 9:11-17 details Ephraim's loss of glory and wandering, expanding on the desolation announced in 5:9.
Hosea 11:5 says Ephraim will be subject to Assyria, an exile fulfillment of the desolation in 5:9.
Hosea 11:6 describes sword devouring cities, a concrete judgment parallel to the desolation of 5:9.
Hosea 13:1-3 traces Ephraim's sin and fleeting existence, illustrating the desolation proclaimed in 5:9.
Hosea 13:15 depicts an east wind drying up Ephraim's resources, fulfilling the desolation of 5:9.
Isaiah 28:1-4 pronounces woe on Ephraim's drunkards and its coming destruction, directly echoing the desolation declared here.
Amos 7:17 predicts Israel's exile — the outcome of the day of rebuke and desolation declared here.
Amos 7:9 declares desolation of Israel's high places and sanctuaries, matching the desolation of Ephraim.
Amos 3:15 describes the destruction of great houses in Israel, illustrating the desolation Ephraim faces.
Amos 3:14 specifies judgment on Bethel's altars on the day of punishment — the same 'day of rebuke' for Ephraim.
Amos 3:7 states that God reveals his plans to prophets — the very process by which the sure judgment on Ephraim is made known.
In Job 12:14, the same principle of irreversible divine judgment is stated — what God tears down cannot be rebuilt, reinforcing the certainty of Ephraim's desolation.
Micah 6:13 says God struck with desolation because of sins — directly parallels the desolation pronounced in Hosea 5:9.
Jeremiah 8:12 describes Israel's shamelessness and coming punishment — similar theme of judgment for sin in the day of rebuke.