Hosea 13:9

“O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.”

"O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help." - Hosea 13:9
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What does Hosea 13:9 mean?

Hosea 13:9 (KJV) reads, "O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help." This verse comes from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament, a prophetic book that is attributed to the prophet Hosea. The book of Hosea addresses the sins and unfaithfulness of Israel and…

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Finding Help in Our Self-Destruction

In the book of Hosea, a poignant message resounds through the ages—a declaration of Israel's self-destruction coupled with the assurance of divine help. Hosea 13:9 proclaims, "O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help." This verse provides a remarkable…

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A Prayer for Restoration and Guidance in Times of Destruction

Heavenly Father, We come before You with a heart heavy with the awareness of our frailties and vulnerabilities, acknowledging the truth of Your scripture, particularly Hosea 13:9 where it proclaims: "O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help." Lord, in these…

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Hosea 13:9 - "¶ O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help."
Hosea 9:13 - "Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer."
"Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer." - Hosea 9:13
Hosea 13:12 - "The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid."
Hosea 13:5 - "¶ I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought."
Hosea 9:9 - "They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins."
Hosea 12:13 - "And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved."
Hosea 9:5 - "What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?"
Hosea 13:7 - "Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:"
Hosea 13:13 - "The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children."
Hosea 13:11 - "I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath."
Hosea 9:2 - "The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her."
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 8:9 - "For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers."
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 1:9 - "Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God."
Hosea 9:3 - "They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria."
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 4:9 - "And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings."
Hosea 13:1 - "When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died."
Hosea 9:17 - "My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations."
Hosea 9:8 - "The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God."
Hosea 5:9 - "Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be."
Hosea 9:14 - "Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts."
"The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid." - Hosea 13:12
Hosea 7:9 - "Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not."
Hosea 12:9 - "And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast."
Hosea 13:3 - "Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney."
Hosea 13:4 - "Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me."