Hosea 6:8

“Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.”

"Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood." - Hosea 6:8
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What does Hosea 6:8 mean?

Hosea 6:8 (KJV) says: "Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood." This verse is from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament, and it is a powerful and evocative statement about the corruption and sin that had overtaken the city of Gilead. To…

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The Wounds of Gilead: A Reflection on Spiritual Pollution

In the hearts of believers, the image of Gilead evokes a sense of healing—a balm for wounds. However, the reality presented in Hosea 6:8 reveals something much darker: "Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood." The striking contrast between the…

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A Prayer for Healing and Redemption in the Land of Gilead

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts heavy and humble, reflecting on the profound truth found in Hosea 6:8, which declares, "Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood." As we ponder these words, we are reminded of the brokenness…

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Hosea 6:8 - "Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood."
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."
"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 8:6
Hosea 8:8 - "Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure."
Hosea 6:6 - "For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings."
Hosea 14:5-6 – "I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily."
Hosea 4:8 - "They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity."
Hosea 8:3 - "Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him."
Hosea 7:8 - "Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned."
Hosea 6:7 - "But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me."
Hosea 1:8 - "¶ Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son."
Hosea 8:2 - "Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee."
Hosea 8:11 - "Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin."
Hosea 8:9 - "For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers."
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 8:12 - "I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing."
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 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."
"For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings." - Hosea 6:6
"Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure." - Hosea 8:8
Hosea 5:8 - "Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin."
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."
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 8:10 - "Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes."
Hosea 2:8 - "For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal."