Cross references

Hosea 9:7

The days of punishment have come;

the days of retribution have arrived—

let Israel know it.

The prophet is called a fool,

and the inspired man insane,

because of the greatness

of your iniquity and hostility.

Hosea 9:7 BSB

Hosea 9:7 has 34 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Acts 26:24–25 (7 votes) and Micah 7:4 (4 votes). 30 other verses point back to it. It links with 21 other books, from 2 Kings 9 to Revelation 16.

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Which verses does Hosea 9:7 point to?

The 20 strongest of 34, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!” But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.

  2. Micah 7:44 votes

    The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.

  3. When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?” “You know his kind and their babble,” he replied.

  4. Mark 3:213 votes

    When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”

  5. What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?

  6. They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.

  7. The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.

  8. This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing.

  9. But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the LORD who enticed him, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel. They will bear their punishment—the punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet—

  10. If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

Which verses point to Hosea 9:7?

The 10 strongest of 30.