Hosea 10:4
Their words are foolish; they make agreements with false oaths, so punishment will come up like a poison-plant in a ploughed field.
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2 Kings 17:3Against him came up Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, and Hoshea became his servant and sent him offerings.
Isaiah 5:7For the vine-garden of the Lord of armies is the people of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of his delight: and he was looking for upright judging, and there was blood; for righteousness, and there was a cry for help.
Ezekiel 17:13And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land:
Hosea 6:7But like a man, they have gone against the agreement; there they were false to me.
Amos 6:12Is it possible for horses to go running on the rock? may the sea be ploughed with oxen? for the right to be turned by you into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into a bitter plant?
Romans 1:31Without knowledge, not true to their undertakings, unkind, having no mercy:
Matthew Henry on Hosea 10:2-9
Degeneracy of Israel; Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 730.) 1 Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images. 2 Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images. 3 For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the Lord ; what then should a king do to us? 4 They have spoken… Read the whole commentary →