Hosea
Chapter Ten
1 ¶ Israel empties
his vine; He brings forth fruit for himself. According to the multitude of his
fruit He has increased the altars; According to the bounty of his land They
have embellished his sacred pillars.
2 Their heart is divided; Now they are held guilty. He will break down their
altars; He will ruin their sacred pillars.
3 For now they say, "We have no king, Because we did not fear the LORD.
And as for a king, what would he do for us?"
4 They have spoken words, Swearing falsely in making a covenant. Thus judgment
springs up like hemlock in the furrows of the field.
5 The inhabitants of Samaria fear Because of the calf of Beth Aven. For its
people mourn for it, And its priests shriek for it-Because its glory has departed
from it.
6 The idol also shall be carried to Assyria As a present for King Jareb. Ephraim
shall receive shame, And Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
7 As for Samaria, her king is cut off Like a twig on the water.
8 Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, Shall be destroyed. The thorn
and thistle shall grow on their altars; They shall say to the mountains, "Cover
us!" And to the hills, "Fall on us!"
9 ¶ "O Israel, you have sinned from the days of Gibeah; There they
stood. The battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity Did not overtake
them.
10 When it is My desire, I will chasten them. Peoples shall be gathered against
them When I bind them for their two transgressions.
11 Ephraim is a trained heifer That loves to thresh grain; But I harnessed her
fair neck, I will make Ephraim pull a plow. Judah shall plow; Jacob shall break
his clods."
12 Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy; Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the LORD, Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.
13 You have plowed wickedness; You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the
fruit of lies, Because you trusted in your own way, In the multitude of your
mighty men.
14 Therefore tumult shall arise among your people, And all your fortresses shall
be plundered As Shalman plundered Beth Arbel in the day of battle-A mother dashed
in pieces upon her children.
15 Thus it shall be done to you, O Bethel, Because of your great wickedness.
At dawn the king of Israel Shall be cut off utterly.
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