Hosea 12:1
Ephraim feeds on wind,and chases the east wind.He continually multiplies lies and desolation.They make a covenant with Assyria,and oil is carried into Egypt.
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2 Kings 15:19There came against the land Pul the king of Assyria; and Menahem gave Pul one thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.
2 Chronicles 21:11Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute, and led Judah astray.
Psalms 78:36But they flattered him with their mouth,and lied to him with their tongue.
Jeremiah 22:22The wind shall feed all your shepherds, and your lovers shall go into captivity: surely then you will be ashamed and confounded for all your wickedness.
Hosea 4:15"Though you, Israel, play the prostitute,yet do not let Judah offend;and do not come to Gilgal,neither go up to Beth Aven,nor swear, 'As the Lord lives.'
Hosea 7:1When I would heal Israel,then the iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered,also the wickedness of Samaria;for they commit falsehood,and the thief enters in,and the gang of robbers ravages outside.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 12:1
In this chapter we have, I. A high charge drawn up against both Israel and Judah for their sins, which were the ground of God's controversy with them, ver. 1, 2 . Particularly the sin of fraud and injustice, which Ephraim is charged with ( ver. 7 ), and justifies himself in, ver. 8 . And the sin of idolatry ( ver. 11 ), by which God is provoked to contend with them, ver. 14 . II. The aggravations of the sins they are charged with, taken from the honour God put upon their father Jacob ( ver. 3-5 ), the advancement… Read the whole commentary →