Hosea 10

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Hosea 10

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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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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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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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]

Cross references:

A. Hosea 10:1: Isaiah 5:1-7; Ezekiel 15:1-6

B. Hosea 10:1: Jeremiah 2:28; Hosea 8:11; Hosea 12:11

C. Hosea 10:1: Hosea 3:4

D. Hosea 10:2: Zephaniah 1:5

E. Hosea 10:2: Hosea 13:16

F. Hosea 10:2: Hosea 10:8; Micah 5:13

G. Hosea 10:3: Psalm 12:4; Isaiah 5:19

H. Hosea 10:4: Ezekiel 17:13-19; Hosea 4:2

I. Hosea 10:4: Deuteronomy 31:16; Deuteronomy 31:17; Deuteronomy 31:4; Amos 5:7

J. Hosea 10:5: Hosea 8:5; Hosea 8:6

K. Hosea 10:5: Hosea 4:15; Hosea 5:8

M. Hosea 10:5: Hosea 9:11

N. Hosea 10:6: Hosea 11:5

O. Hosea 10:6: Hosea 5:13

P. Hosea 10:6: Hosea 4:7

Q. Hosea 10:6: Isaiah 30:3; Jeremiah 7:24

R. Hosea 10:7: Hosea 13:11

S. Hosea 10:8: Hosea 4:13

U. Hosea 10:8: Isaiah 32:13; Hosea 9:6; Hosea 10:2

V. Hosea 10:8: Isaiah 2:19; Luke 23:30; Revelation 6:16

W. Hosea 10:10: Ezekiel 5:13

X. Hosea 10:10: Hosea 4:9

Y. Hosea 10:10: Jeremiah 16:16

Z. Hosea 10:11: Jeremiah 50:11; Hosea 4:16; Micah 4:13

AA. Hosea 10:11: Jeremiah 28:14

AB. Hosea 10:12: Proverbs 11:18

AC. Hosea 10:12: Jeremiah 4:3

AD. Hosea 10:12: Hosea 12:6

AE. Hosea 10:12: Hosea 6:3

AF. Hosea 10:12: Isaiah 44:3; Isaiah 45:8

AG. Hosea 10:13: Job 4:8; Proverbs 22:8; Galatians 6:7; Galatians 6:8

AH. Hosea 10:13: Hosea 4:2; Hosea 7:3; Hosea 11:12

AI. Hosea 10:13: Psalm 33:16

AJ. Hosea 10:14: Isaiah 17:3

AK. Hosea 10:14: Hosea 13:16