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Hosea crossword

12 clues from the book of Hosea. Check your answers as you go, or print it out for your group.

Hosea crossword12 words

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Across

  1. 2 Idol that Samaria worshipped (4)
  2. 5 Wife of the prophet, daughter of Diblaim (5)
  3. 7 They sowed the wind and shall reap this (9)
  4. 9 City whose calf had cast it off (7)
  5. 11 Name of the prophet's first son (7)
  6. 12 Out of this land God called his son (5)

Down

  1. 1 He bought her back for fifteen pieces of this (6)
  2. 3 My people are destroyed for lack of it (9)
  3. 4 "How shall I give thee up" - God's words to this tribe (7)
  4. 6 Prophet told by the LORD to take a wife (5)
  5. 8 Also paid as part of her price (6)
  6. 10 God desired this, and not sacrifice (5)

Answers

2 across: Idol that Samaria worshipped

Answer: CALF — Hosea 8:5

5 across: Wife of the prophet, daughter of Diblaim

Answer: GOMER — Hosea 1:3

7 across: They sowed the wind and shall reap this

Answer: WHIRLWIND — Hosea 8:7

9 across: City whose calf had cast it off

Answer: SAMARIA — Hosea 8:5

11 across: Name of the prophet's first son

Answer: JEZREEL — Hosea 1:4

12 across: Out of this land God called his son

Answer: EGYPT — Hosea 11:1

1 down: He bought her back for fifteen pieces of this

Answer: SILVER — Hosea 3:2

3 down: My people are destroyed for lack of it

Answer: KNOWLEDGE — Hosea 4:6

4 down: "How shall I give thee up" - God's words to this tribe

Answer: EPHRAIM — Hosea 11:8

6 down: Prophet told by the LORD to take a wife

Answer: HOSEA — Hosea 1:2

8 down: Also paid as part of her price

Answer: BARLEY — Hosea 3:2

10 down: God desired this, and not sacrifice

Answer: MERCY — Hosea 6:6