Hosea 13:1
According to the word of Ephraim he adopted ordinances for himself in Israel; and he established them for Baal, and died.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 2:17but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—of it ye shall not eat, but in whatsoever day ye eat of it, ye shall surely die.
Numbers 10:22And the order of the camp of Ephraim shall set forward with their forces; and over their forces was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Numbers 13:16These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua.
Joshua 3:7And the Lord said to Joshua, This day do I begin to exalt thee before all the children of Israel, that they may know that as I was with Moses, so will I also be with thee.
Judges 12:1And the men of Ephraim assembled themselves, and passed on to the north, and said to Jephthah, Wherefore didst thou go over to fight with the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house over thee with fire.
1 Kings 12:25And Jeroboam built Shechem in Mount Ephraim and dwelt in it, and went forth thence and built Penuel.
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 →