Hosea 7:11
“Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.
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Hosea 7:11
“Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.
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Hosea 7:8
Ephraim mixes himself among the nations. Ephraim is a pancake not turned over.
Hosea 7:9
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn’t realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn’t realize it.
Hosea 7:10
The pride of Israel testifies to his face; yet they haven’t returned to Yahweh their God, nor sought him, for all this.
Hosea 7:11
“Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.
Hosea 7:12
When they go, I will spread my net on them. I will bring them down like the birds of the sky. I will chastise them, as their congregation has heard.
Hosea 7:13
Woe to them! For they have wandered from me. Destruction to them! For they have trespassed against me. Though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
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2 Kings 16:7
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.”
2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
Ezekiel 23:5
“Oholah played the prostitute when she was mine. She doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,
Hosea 10:6
It also will be carried to Assyria for a present to a great king. Ephraim will receive shame, and Israel will be ashamed of his own counsel.
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Jeremiah 5:21
‘Hear this now, foolish people without understanding, who have eyes, and don’t see, who have ears, and don’t hear:
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Isaiah 30:1
“Woe to the rebellious children”, says Yahweh, “who take counsel, but not from me; and who make an alliance, but not with my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin;
Isaiah 30:3
Therefore the strength of Pharaoh will be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
Isaiah 30:4
For their princes are at Zoan, and their ambassadors have come to Hanes.
Isaiah 30:5
They shall all be ashamed because of a people that can’t profit them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.”
Isaiah 30:6
The burden of the animals of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, of the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches on the shoulders of young donkeys, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to an unprofitable people.
Isaiah 31:2
Yet he also is wise, and will bring disaster, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of those who work iniquity.
Isaiah 31:3
Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When Yahweh stretches out his hand, both he who helps shall stumble, and he who is helped shall fall, and they all shall be consumed together.
Hosea 9:3
They won’t dwell in Yahweh’s land; but Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.
Hosea 14:3
Assyria can’t save us. We won’t ride on horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, ‘Our gods!’ for in you the fatherless finds mercy.”
Isaiah 57:9
You went to the king with oil, increased your perfumes, sent your ambassadors far off, and degraded yourself even to Sheol.
Jeremiah 2:36
Why do you go about so much to change your ways? You will be ashamed of Egypt also, as you were ashamed of Assyria.
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Psalms 56:1
Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.
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Matthew 10:16
“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
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