Berean Standard Bible

Hosea 10:4-9

4They speakH1696 mere wordsH1697; with falseH7723 oathsH422 they makeH3772 covenantsH1285. So judgmentH4941 springs upH6524 like poisonous weedsH7219 inH5921 the furrowsH8525 of a fieldH7704.

5The peopleH7934 of SamariaH8111 will fearH1481for the calfH5697 ofH1007 Beth-avenH1007.1IndeedH3588, its peopleH5971 will mournH56 over itH5921with its idolatrous priestsH3649 —those who rejoicedH1523 inH5921 its gloryH3519—forH3588 it has been taken from them into exileH1540 .6YesH1571 , it will be carriedH2986 to AssyriaH804as tributeH4503 to the greatH3377 kingH4428.2EphraimH669 3 will be seizedH3947 with shameH1317;IsraelH3478 will be ashamedH954 of its wooden idolsH6098.47SamariaH8111 will be carried offH1820 with her kingH4428like a twigH7110 onH5921 the surfaceH6440 of the waterH4325.8The high placesH1116 of AvenH205 5 will be destroyedH8045—it is the sinH2403 of IsraelH3478;thornsH6975 and thistlesH1863 will overgrowH5927 H5921 their altarsH4196.Then they will sayH559 to the mountainsH2022, “Cover usH3680!”and to the hillsH1389, “FallH5307 on usH5921!”6

9Since the daysH3117 of GibeahH1390 you have sinnedH2398, O IsraelH3478,and thereH8033 you have remainedH5975.Did notH3808 the battleH4421 in GibeahH1390overtakeH5381 the sonsH1121 of iniquityH5932?7

Notes

1. Hosea 10:5 Beth-aven means house of wickedness. This is a derogatory term for Bethel, which means house of God; see 1 Kings 12:28–29. ↩
2. Hosea 10:6 Or to King Jareb ↩
3. Hosea 10:6 That is, the northern kingdom of Israel; also in verse 11 ↩
4. Hosea 10:6 Or of its own counsel ↩
5. Hosea 10:8 Or of wickedness; Aven is a reference to Beth-aven (a derogatory term for Bethel); see verse 5. ↩
6. Hosea 10:8 Cited in Luke 23:30; see also Revelation 6:16. ↩
7. Hosea 10:9 Or Did not the battle overtake the sons of iniquity in Gibeah? ↩