Hosea 7:8

Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

Cross-reference

Hosea 5:13 Parallel

In Hosea 5:13, Ephraim turns to Assyria for help — the same self-reliance and foreign entanglement condemned here as 'mixing'.

In Hosea 8:2-4, the result of Ephraim's mixing is shown: they cry to God while setting up kings and idols without Him.

Hosea 9:3 Parallel

In Hosea 9:3, the consequence of mixing is exile — Ephraim returns to Egypt and eats unclean things in Assyria.

Hosea 10:2 Parallel

In Hosea 10:2, a divided heart leads to judgment — same root issue as the unturned cake.

In 1 Kings 18:21, Elijah's challenge to choose between God and Baal mirrors Ephraim's divided loyalty.

Ezra 9:1 Parallel

In Ezra 9:1, the post-exilic community is accused of not separating from foreign peoples — exactly the 'mixing' Hosea condemns.

Ezra 9:12 Parallel

In Ezra 9:12, a command against intermarriage reinforces Hosea's warning — mixing with nations leads to spiritual danger.

In Nehemiah 13:23-25, intermarriage with foreigners is confronted — the same 'mixing' that Hosea decries.

In Psalm 106:35, Israel 'mingled among the heathen' — a direct parallel to Ephraim mixing himself among the people.

In Ezekiel 23:4-11, Oholah (Samaria) plays the harlot with Assyria — the same political/spiritual mixing Hosea describes.

In Zephaniah 1:5, those who bow to the Lord and also swear by Milcom practice the same syncretism.

In Malachi 2:11, Judah marries 'the daughter of a strange god' — the intermingling with pagan cultures that Hosea condemns.

In Matthew 6:24, Jesus declares you cannot serve two masters — the same principle of divided allegiance.

In Revelation 3:15, the Laodiceans' lukewarmness parallels the half-baked cake — neither hot nor cold.

In Revelation 3:16, the consequence of lukewarmness — being spit out — echoes the uselessness of the unturned cake.

In 2 Chronicles 30:1, Hezekiah's call for unified worship contrasts with Ephraim's mixing with pagan nations.