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Hosea 3:4

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For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and [without] teraphim:

For the children {H1121} of Israel {H3478} shall abide {H3427} many {H7227} days {H3117} without a king {H4428}, and without a prince {H8269}, and without a sacrifice {H2077}, and without an image {H4676}, and without an ephod {H646}, and without teraphim {H8655}:

For the people of Isra'el are going to be in seclusion for a long time without a king, prince, sacrifice, standing-stone, ritual vest or household gods.

For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.

For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim:

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Cross-References

  • Judges 17:5 (6 votes)

    And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:2 (4 votes)

    And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD [is] with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

  • Genesis 31:19 (4 votes)

    And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that [were] her father's.

  • Hebrews 10:26 (3 votes)

    For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

  • 1 Samuel 23:9 (3 votes)

    And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

  • Judges 8:27 (3 votes)

    And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, [even] in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

  • Exodus 28:4 (3 votes)

    And these [are] the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.