Hosea 13:6
When I provided food for them, their stomachs were full, and they were satisfied. But then they became proud and they forgot about me, and you are like your ancestors!
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
5I took care of your ancestors when they were in the desert, where it was extremely hot and dry.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:10“Yahweh our God vowed to your ancestors Abraham and Isaac and Jacob that he will give you a land that already has in it large and prosperous cities that you did not build.
Deuteronomy 32:13“ After they entered the land that Yahweh promised to give to them, Yahweh enabled them to rule the hilly areas; they ate the crops that grew in the fields. They found honey in the rocks, and their olive trees [MTY] grew even in stony ground.
Nehemiah 9:25Our ancestors captured cities that had walls around them, and they took possession of fertile land. They took possession of houses that were full of good things, where there were wells that were already dug. They took possession of many vineyards and groves of olive trees and fruit trees. They ate all that they wanted to and became fat. They were delighted in all these good things that you gave to them.
Psalms 10:4Wicked people are very proud. As a result, they do not ◄seek help from/are not concerned about► God; they do not even think that God exists.
Isaiah 17:10That will happen because you have stopped worshiping God who is like [MET] a huge rock under which you can be safe. You have forgotten that he is the one who can hide/protect you. So, now you plant very nice grapevines and even plant very expensive ones that come from other countries.
Ezekiel 23:35Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘Because you have forgotten me and rejected me [IDM], you must be punished for your immoral behavior and for being like a prostitute.’”
Matthew Henry on Hosea 13:6-9
Ingratitude of Israel. ( b. c. 722.) 5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. 6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. 7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them: 8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them. We may observe here,… Read the whole commentary →