Hosea 11:6

“And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.”

"And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels." - Hosea 11:6
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What does Hosea 11:6 mean?

Hosea 11:6 (KJV) says, "And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels." This verse is part of the book of Hosea, which is found in the Old Testament of the Bible. In this book, the prophet Hosea delivers…

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The Devastation of Unwise Counsel: Reflections on Hosea 11:6

As we dive deep into the poignant imagery presented in Hosea 11:6, we are reminded of the consequences that can arise from our unwise decisions and the counsels we follow. The verse states, "And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour…

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A Prayer for Deliverance from Self-Destruction

O Lord God Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, I come before You today with a heart heavy with the weight of understanding that our own counsel often leads us astray. As we reflect upon Your Word in Hosea 11:6, "And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his…

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Hosea 11:6 - "And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels."
Hosea 6:11 - "Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people."
Hosea 6:6 - "For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings."
"Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people." - Hosea 6:11
Hosea 11:11 - "They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD."
Hosea 6:8 - "Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood."
Hosea 14:5-6 – "I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily."
Hosea 7:11 - "¶ Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria."
Hosea 5:11 - "Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment."
Hosea 6:7 - "But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me."
Hosea 8:11 - "Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin."
Hosea 11:3 - "I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them."
Hosea 13:11 - "I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath."
Hosea 11:1 - "When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt."
Hosea 9:11 - "As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception."
Hosea 11:5 - "¶ He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return."
Hosea 12:11 - "Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields."
Hosea 8:6 - "For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces."
Hosea 6:9 - "And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness."
Hosea 11:2 - "As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images."
Hosea 14:6 - "His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon."
Hosea 12:6 - "Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually."
Hosea 13:6 - "According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me."
Hosea 11:12 - "Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints."
"For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings." - Hosea 6:6
Hosea 2:6 - "¶ Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths."
Hosea 5:6 - "They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them."
"Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart." - Hosea 4:11
Hosea 11:7 - "And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him."