Hosea 9:12
Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!
Cross-references
In Hosea 9:16, Ephraim's root dries up and children die—exactly the same curse of bereavement and infertility.
In Hosea 9:13, Ephraim brings children to the slayer—an illustration of the bereavement pronounced in the main verse.
Hosea 7:13 also cries 'Woe unto them!' and links destruction to fleeing from God—echoing the same divine departure theme.
2 Kings 17:23 recounts Israel’s exile for their sins — the historical fulfillment of God departing and leaving them to judgment.
Lamentations 2:20 laments children killed and even eaten—the horrific outcome of God's departure that Hosea warned.
Jeremiah 16:4 describes children dying unmourned—a vivid fulfillment of the bereavement Hosea pronounces.
Jeremiah 15:7 uses nearly identical language—'bereave them of children'—showing the same divine judgment for unrepentant sin.
2 Kings 17:18 describes God removing Israel out of His sight in anger — the ultimate consequence of the departure threatened in Hosea.
1 Samuel 28:16 states the Lord has departed and become Saul’s adversary — the same devastating withdrawal promised here.
1 Samuel 16:14 records the Spirit of the Lord departing from Saul — a clear instance of God leaving someone, mirroring Hosea’s threat.
Deuteronomy 32:25 says the sword shall bereave young and old—a direct verbal parallel to 'I will bereave them' in Hosea.
In Deuteronomy 31:17, God hides His face from Israel as judgment — same divine withdrawal that brings woe here.
Deuteronomy 28:41 says children will go into captivity, not belong to parents—echoing the bereavement curse in Hosea.
Deuteronomy 28:32 describes children given to another people and parents powerless—a covenant curse parallel to Hosea's bereavement.
In 1 Samuel 4:21, the name Ichabod means 'the glory has departed' — a direct parallel to God's departure in Hosea 9:12.
Numbers 14:43 warns that God will not be with Israel, leading to defeat — the same lack of God’s presence that spells disaster in Hosea.
In Jeremiah 6:8, God warns His soul will depart from Jerusalem — a direct verbal parallel to the departure in Hosea 9:12.
In Jeremiah 23:39, God will forsake and cast them from His presence — directly matching the departure in Hosea 9:12.
In Deuteronomy 32:20, God hides His face from faithless Israel — the same withdrawal from His people that Hosea 9:12 pronounces as judgment.
Lamentations 2:22 describes total destruction with no survivors, directly echoing 'not a one shall be left' from Hosea.
Ezekiel 10:18 depicts the glory of the LORD leaving the temple, a direct parallel to God's departure in Hosea.
In Joshua 7:12, God warns He will not be with Israel because of sin — echoing the threatened departure in Hosea 9:12.
Job 27:14 echoes the same fate: children of the wicked multiply only for the sword, reinforcing God's judgment on offspring.