Cross references

Hosea 5:8

Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah,

the trumpet in Ramah;

raise the battle cry in Beth-aven:

Lead on, O Benjamin!

Hosea 5:8 BSB
  1. a Beth-aven means house of wickedness. This is a derogatory term for Bethel, which means house of God; see 1 Kings 12:28–29.

Hosea 5:8 has 19 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Hosea 4:15 (5 votes) and Hosea 9:9 (5 votes). 14 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from Numbers 10 to Zephaniah 1.

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Which verses does Hosea 5:8 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Hosea 4:155 votes

    Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’

  2. Hosea 9:95 votes

    They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.

  3. Joel 2:15 votes

    Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—

  4. Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

  5. Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’

  6. Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.

  7. They have crossed at the ford: “We will spend the night at Geba.” Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.

  8. Hosea 8:13 votes

    Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.

  9. Joshua 7:22 votes

    Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.

  10. But his master replied, “We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners, where there are no Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.” He continued, “Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.” …

  11. Hosea 10:52 votes
  12. Joel 2:152 votes

Which verses point to Hosea 5:8?

The 10 strongest of 14.