Hosea 5:2 Meaning
And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.
Context Explained
1Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
2And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.
3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
4They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Hebrews 12:6
Both verses emphasize that God disciplines those He loves, warning against rebellion.
Revelation 3:19
Jesus calls for repentance and discipline, resonating with the themes of Hosea.
Proverbs 29:1
Proverbs warns about the dangers of stubbornness and rebellion against correction.
Source: Hosea 5:2