Hosea 9:17

My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

Cross-reference

Hosea 9:15 Parallel

Hosea 9:15 says God will drive them out, which is the immediate cause of the wandering in verse 17.

Hosea 7:13 Parallel

In Hosea 7:13, the same charge of straying and rebellion leads to destruction, reinforcing the rejection in 9:17.

Deuteronomy 28:64 is the covenant curse of being scattered among nations, providing the legal foundation for Hosea's exile language.

Deuteronomy 28:65 adds that among those nations there is no rest — deepening Hosea's picture of restless wandering.

Zechariah 7:11-14 directly parallels Hosea: hard hearts and refusal to listen result in being scattered among all nations.

1 Kings 14:15 Historical context

1 Kings 14:15 describes scattering beyond Euphrates for idolatry, echoing the exile of wanderers here.

Zechariah 1:4 recalls that ancestors would not listen to prophets, leading to judgment — the same pattern of rebellion Hosea describes.

2 Kings 17:14–20 Historical context

2 Kings 17:14-20 recounts Israel's stubbornness and removal from God's sight, directly paralleling the rejection and wandering.

2 Chronicles 36:16 Historical context

2 Chronicles 36:16 shows mocking prophets and no remedy, leading to exile, similar to rejection for disobedience.

Psalm 81:11-13 states God gave them over for not listening, mirroring the rejection due to disobedience.

Isaiah 48:18 contrasts the peace from obedience with the judgment here, showing the alternative path.

Amos 9:9 Parallel

Amos 9:9 pictures Israel being shaken among all nations like grain in a sieve — a vivid image matching Hosea's wandering dispersion.

Jeremiah 25:4 adds that God sent prophets but they did not listen, reinforcing the cause of rejection.

Jeremiah 26:4-6 pronounces a similar judgment on Jerusalem for not listening — making the city a curse among nations, echoing Hosea's wandering.

Romans 11:1 Contrast

In Romans 11:1, Paul asks if God has rejected his people and answers no, directly contrasting the rejection in Hosea.

In Jeremiah 7:15, God says He will cast out Ephraim, mirroring the rejection and wandering in Hosea.

In Jeremiah 6:30, Israel is called 'rejected silver' because the LORD has rejected them, a direct parallel.

1 Kings 14:16 Historical context

1 Kings 14:16 attributes Israel's being given up to Jeroboam's sins, a specific historical cause of the rejection.

Deuteronomy 32:26 mentions God's intent to scatter them completely, a more extreme form of the dispersion Hosea describes.

Jeremiah 35:15-17 warns that persistent refusal to listen brings disaster, reinforcing Hosea's link between disobedience and rejection.

John 7:35 Allusion

In John 7:35, the 'Dispersion' refers to Jews scattered among nations, echoing the wandering judgment of Hosea.

In Genesis 4:12, Cain is cursed to be a wanderer, paralleling the wandering judgment on Israel in Hosea.