Hosea 7:13

Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

Cross-references

Hosea 7:3 Parallel

Hosea 7:3 shows Israel's leaders delighting in evil — the treachery that leads to God's woe in verse 13.

Hosea 7:16 Parallel

Hosea 7:16 continues the same indictment, adding that they turn but not upward and have insolent tongues, deepening the portrait of rebellion.

Hosea 11:2 Parallel

In Hosea 11:2, the same pattern of God calling and Israel going away to Baals echoes the rebellion and straying described here.

Hosea 9:12 Parallel

Hosea 9:12 repeats the 'woe to them' and divine departure, reinforcing the same oracle of judgment within the book.

Hosea 8:2 Parallel

Hosea 8:2 shows them crying 'My God, we know you' — a hollow claim that exposes the lies spoken against God in verse 13.

Hosea 9:17 Parallel

Hosea 9:17 declares God will reject them because they did not listen, reinforcing the result of the rebellion described here.

Hosea 9:6 Parallel

Hosea 9:6 depicts the judgment — Egypt gathering and burying them — as the direct consequence of their straying and rebellion.

Job 21:14 Parallel

In Job 21:14, the wicked explicitly tell God to depart — the very rejection and lying speech Hosea 7:13 condemns.

1 John 1:10 Parallel

1 John 1:10 equates denying sin with making God a liar—the same kind of lying against God found in Hosea 7:13.

Malachi 3:13-15 describes harsh words against God, questioning His justice—identical to the lies against God in Hosea 7:13.

Jonah 1:10 Parallel

In Jonah 1:10, the sailors recognize Jonah's flight from God — illustrating the same rebellion against the Lord's call.

Jonah 1:3 Parallel

In Jonah 1:3, Jonah physically flees from the Lord — a concrete example of the straying and rebellion Hosea 7:13 describes.

Ezekiel 18:25 records people accusing God of injustice—a specific lie against God, matching the lying speech in Hosea 7:13.

Jeremiah 42:20 exposes deceitful hearts—saying one thing but lying, just as Hosea 7:13 says they speak lies.

Jeremiah 18:12 records the people's stubborn refusal to follow God, matching the rebellion and lies in Hosea 7:13.

Isaiah 63:8 Contrast

Isaiah 63:8 recalls God's hope that Israel would not deal falsely — but in Hosea they speak lies, breaking that trust.

Isaiah 59:13 echoes the same sins: rebellion, denying the Lord, and uttering lying words against God.

Isaiah 43:1 Related theme

Isaiah 43:1 declares God has redeemed and called Israel by name — affirming the redemption God offers in Hosea even as they turn away.

Isaiah 41:14 Related theme

Isaiah 41:14 reassures weak Israel that God is their Redeemer — the same Redeemer who wants to redeem them in Hosea despite their rebellion.

Isaiah 30:1 Parallel

Isaiah 30:1 pronounces woe on rebellious children who make plans not of God, echoing the same condemnation of straying from the Lord.

Micah 6:4 Allusion

Micah 6:4 recounts God redeeming Israel from Egypt — the foundational redemption Hosea alludes to when God says 'I would redeem them.'

Job 21:15 Parallel

In Job 21:15, they ask what profit there is in serving God — mirroring the rebellious, lying attitude of Israel here.

Jeremiah 18:11 shows God's call to repent, contrasting with the stubborn rebellion in Hosea 7:13.

Isaiah 59:3 Parallel

Isaiah 59:3 specifically condemns lying lips, mirroring the charge that Israel 'speak lies' against God in this verse.

Nehemiah 1:10 Related theme

In Nehemiah 1:10, God's redemption by great power is remembered — highlighting the contrast with Israel's current rebellion.

Psalm 106:10 Related theme

In Psalm 106:10, God saved and redeemed His people from enemies — the same redeemer Israel now spurns with their lies.

Psalm 107:2 Contrast

Psalm 107:2 calls the redeemed to testify — contrasting with Israel who speaks lies instead of acknowledging God's redemption.

Lamentations 5:16 has the people cry 'woe to us, for we have sinned,' echoing the divine woe in Hosea from a confessional angle.

Jeremiah 44:18 continues blame-shifting, attributing trouble to stopping idolatry—another form of speaking against God.

Jeremiah 44:17 shows persistent idolatry and refusal to obey, reinforcing the rebellion described in Hosea 7:13.