Hosea 4:19

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“The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.”

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BSBPD

“The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Distressed her hath wind with its wings, And they are ashamed of their sacrifices!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Hosea 4:19 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 1:29Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.
  2. Isaiah 42:17But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.
  3. Jeremiah 2:26As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets
  4. Jeremiah 2:36How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.
  5. Jeremiah 3:24From our youth, that shameful god has consumed what our fathers have worked for— their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters.
  6. Jeremiah 4:11At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift;
  7. Jeremiah 17:13O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
  8. Jeremiah 51:1This is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will stir up against Babylon and against the people of Leb-kamai the spirit of a destroyer.
  9. Hosea 10:6Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.
  10. Hosea 10:10I will chasten them when I please; nations will be gathered against them to put them in bondage for their double transgression.
  11. Hosea 12:1Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
  12. Hosea 13:15Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come— a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article.
  13. Zechariah 5:9Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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