Hosea 13:5
I looked after you in the wilderness; in that dry desert land it was like pasture to them
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
In Context
6and they were satisfied. But when they were satisfied they became arrogant, and they forgot me.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 2:7Remember that the Lord your God has blessed you in everything you've done. He has looked after you during your journey through this large desert. The Lord your God has been with you for these forty years, and you haven't lacked anything.
Deuteronomy 32:10He found you in a desert land, in a desolate wasteland of whirlwinds. He protected you; he cared for you; he looked after you as the one he loved the most.
Psalms 31:7I will celebrate, happy in your love that never fails, for you have seen the problems I face and have paid attention to my troubles.
Psalms 142:3When I'm totally discouraged, you know the direction I should take. But whichever way I go, people set traps for me.
Jeremiah 2:6They didn't ask themselves, “Where is the Lord who led us from Egypt, who led us through the wasteland, through a land of deserts and ravines, a land of drought and darkness, a land that no one travels through and where no one lives?”
Hosea 9:10When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert. When I saw your forefathers it was like seeing early fruit on the fig tree. But when they came to Baal Peor, they gave themselves over to that shameful idol, becoming as filthy as the filthy thing they loved.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 13:2-5
Reproofs and Threatenings. ( b. c. 722.) 1 When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died. 2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. 3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the… Read the whole commentary →