Hosea 10
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Retribution for Israel’s Sin

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Israel is a (a)luxuriant (A)vine;
He produces fruit for himself.
The more his fruit,
The more altars he (B)made;
The (b)richer his land,
The better (c)he made the sacred (C)pillars.
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Their heart is (d)(D)faithless;
Now they must bear their (E)guilt.
(e)The Lord will (F)break down their altars
And destroy their sacred pillars.
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Surely now they will say, “We have (G)no king,
For we do not revere the Lord.
As for the king, what can he do for us?”
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4
They speak mere words,
(f)With (H)worthless oaths they make covenants;
And (I)judgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
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The inhabitants of Samaria will fear
For the (g)(J)calf of (K)Beth-aven.
Indeed, its people will mourn for it,
And its (L)idolatrous priests (h)will cry out over it,
Over its (M)glory, since it has departed from it.
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The thing itself will be carried to (N)Assyria
As tribute to (i)(O)King Jareb;
Ephraim will (j)be (P)seized with shame
And Israel will be ashamed of its (Q)own counsel.
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Samaria will be (R)cut off with her king
Like a stick on the surface of the water.
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Also the (S)high places of Aven, the (T)sin of Israel, will be destroyed;
(U)Thorn and thistle will grow on their altars;
Then they will (V)say to the mountains,
“Cover us!” And to the hills, “Fall on us!”
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9
From the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel;
There they stand!
Will not the battle against the sons of iniquity overtake them in Gibeah?
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10
When it is My (W)desire, I will (k)(X)chastise them;
And (Y)the peoples will be gathered against them
When they are bound for their double guilt.
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Ephraim is a trained (Z)heifer that loves to thresh,
But I will (AA)come over her fair neck with a yoke;
I will harness Ephraim,
Judah will plow, Jacob will harrow for himself.
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(AB)Sow with a view to righteousness,
Reap in accordance with (l)kindness;
(AC)Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to (AD)seek the Lord
Until He (AE)comes to (m)(AF)rain righteousness on you.
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You have (AG)plowed wickedness, you have reaped injustice,
You have eaten the fruit of (AH)lies.
Because you have trusted in your way, in your (AI)numerous warriors,
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Therefore a tumult will arise among your people,
And all your (AJ)fortresses will be destroyed,
As Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle,
When (AK)mothers were dashed in pieces with their children.
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Thus it will be done to you at Bethel because of your great wickedness.
At dawn the king of Israel will be completely cut off.

Footnotes:

a. Hosea 10:1: ['Or ', degenerate]
b. Hosea 10:1: ['Or ', better]
c. Hosea 10:1: ['Lit ', they]
d. Hosea 10:2: ['Lit ', smooth]
e. Hosea 10:2: ['Lit ', He]
f. Hosea 10:4: ['Or ', Swearing falsely in making a covenant]
g. Hosea 10:5: ['So with some ancient versions; Heb ', calves]
h. Hosea 10:5: ['Or who ', used to rejoice over]
i. Hosea 10:6: ['Or ', the avenging king, ' or ', the great king]
j. Hosea 10:6: ['Lit ', receive shame]
k. Hosea 10:10: ['Or ', bind]
l. Hosea 10:12: ['Or ', loyalty]
m. Hosea 10:12: ['Or ', teach]

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