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Hosea 10
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Hosea 10 . 1
1 Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.TOSKHosea 10:1
Hosea 10 . 2
2 Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.TOSKHosea 10:2
Hosea 10 . 3
3 Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”TOSKHosea 10:3
Hosea 10 . 4
4 They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.TOSKHosea 10:4
Hosea 10 . 5
5 The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile.TOSKHosea 10:5TTBethel (House of God)
Hosea 10 . 6
6 Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.TOSKHosea 10:6TTBethel (House of God)
Hosea 10 . 7
7 Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.CHosea 10:7-15TOSKHosea 10:7TTBethel (House of God)
Hosea 10 . 8
8 The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, "Cover us!" and to the hills, "Fall on us!"CHosea 10:7-15TOSKHosea 10:8TTBethel (House of God)
Hosea 10 . 9
9 Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?CHosea 10:7-15TOSKHosea 10:9
Hosea 10 . 10
10 I will chasten them when I please; nations will be gathered against them to put them in bondage for their double transgression.CHosea 10:7-15TOSKHosea 10:10
Hosea 10 . 11
11 Ephraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh; but I will place a yoke on her fair neck. I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, and Jacob will break the hard ground.CHosea 10:7-15TOSKHosea 10:11
Hosea 10 . 12
12 Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.##### Hosea 10 . 13 You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,CHosea 10:7-15TOSKHosea 10:12
Hosea 10 . 13
13 You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,
Hosea 10 . 14
14 the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.CHosea 10:7-15TOSKHosea 10:14
Hosea 10 . 15
15 Thus it will be done to you, O Bethel, because of your great wickedness. When the day dawns, the king of Israel will be utterly cut off.CHosea 10:15-11:9 Hosea 10:7-15TOSKHosea 10:15