Hosea 13:1

When Ephraim spoke, a horror seized Israel: and he sinned in Baal and died.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

In Context

2And now they have sinned more and more : and they have made to themselves a molten thing of their silver as the likeness of idols: the whole is the work of craftsmen: to these that say: Sacrifice men, ye that adore calves.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:17But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat. for in what day soever thou shalt eat of it, thou shalt die the death.

Numbers 10:22The sons of Ephraim also moved their camp by their troops, in whose army the prince was Elisama the son of Ammiud.

Numbers 13:16Of the tribe of Gad, Guel the son of Machi.

Joshua 3:7And the Lord said to Josue: This day will I begin to exalt thee before Israel: that they may know that as I was with Moses, so I am with thee also.

Judges 12:1But behold there arose a sedition in Ephraim. And passing towards the north, they said to Jephte: When thou wentest to fight against the children of Ammon, why wouldst thou not call us, that we might go with thee? Therefore we will burn thy house.

1 Kings 12:25And Jeroboam built Sichem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt there, and going out from thence he built Phanuel.

Matthew Henry on Hosea 13:1

The same strings, though generally unpleasing ones, are harped upon in this chapter that were in those before. People care not to be told either of their sin or of their danger by sin; and yet it is necessary, and for their good, that they should be told of both, nor can they better hear of either than from the word of God and from their faithful ministers, while the sin may be repented of and the danger prevented. Here, I. The people of Israel are reproved and threatened for their idolatry, ver. 1-4 . II. They… Read the whole commentary →

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