Hosea 11:6
And the sword shall fall on his cities, and shall make an end of his boughs, and consume them, because of their [evil] counsels.
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Leviticus 26:31And I will render your cities a waste, and I will make desolate your sanctuaries, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors.
Deuteronomy 28:52And it will besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and strong walls come down, wherein thou trustest, throughout all thy land; and it will besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.
Psalms 80:11(80:12) It sent out its tendrils as far as the sea, and unto the river its suckers.
Psalms 106:43Many times did he deliver them; but they rebelled with their counsel, and they were brought low through their iniquity.
Isaiah 18:5For before the harvest, when the blossom is past, and the flower becometh a ripening grape, will he both cut off the tendrils with pruning-knives, and the sprigs will he remove and cut down.
Isaiah 30:1Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not from me; and that set themselves a ruler, but not by my spirit, in order that they may add sin to sin:
Matthew Henry on Hosea 11:2-8
God's Goodness to Israel; The Ingratitude of Israel; God's Displeasure with Israel. ( b. c. 730.) 1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. 2 As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. 3 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them. 4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat… Read the whole commentary →