Hosea 10:5

Hosea 10:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth–aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
• New International Version (NIV)The people who live in Samaria fear for the calf-idol of Beth Aven. Its people will mourn over it, and so will its idolatrous priests, those who had rejoiced over its splendor, because it is taken from them into exile.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The inhabitants of Samaria tremble for the calf of Beth-aven. Its people mourn for it, and so do its idolatrous priests— those who rejoiced over it and over its glory— for it has departed from them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Hosea 10:5

3So they’ll say, “We have no king because we didn’t fear the Lord. Even if we had a king, he couldn’t do anything for us.” 4They say many things. They lie when they take oaths, and they make promises they don’t intend to keep. That’s why lawsuits spring up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field. Those who live in Samaria fear the calf-shaped idol at Beth Aven. The people will mourn over it. The priests will cry loudly because its glory will be taken away into captivity. 6The thing itself will be carried to Assyria as a present to the great king. Ephraim will be disgraced. Israel will be ashamed because of its plans. 7The king of Samaria will be carried away like a piece of wood on water.

Hosea 10:5 word by word

לְעֶגְלוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית אָ֔וֶן יָג֖וּרוּ שְׁכַ֣ן שֹֽׁמְר֑וֹן כִּי־אָבַ֨ל עָלָ֜יו עַמּ֗וֹ וּכְמָרָיו֙ עָלָ֣יו יָגִ֔ילוּ עַל־כְּבוֹד֖וֹ כִּֽי־גָלָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The inhabitantsשָׁכֵןshâkên · neighborH7934
• of Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111
• shall fearגּוּרgûr · to dreadH1481
• because of the calvesעֶגְלָה‛eglâh · heiferH5697
• of Beth–avenבֵּית אָ֫וֶןbêyth 'âven · Beth-avenH1007
• for the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• thereof shall mournאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• over it, and the priestsכֹּ֫מֶרkâmâr · pagan priestH3649
• rejoicedגִּילgîyl gûl · to rejoiceH1523
• on it, for the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• thereof, because it is departedגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540

Cross-references for Hosea 10:5

• Hosea 8:5Get rid of your calf-shaped idol, Samaria. My anger burns against these people. How long will they remain unclean?
• Hosea 13:2They keep on sinning more and more. They make idols from silver for themselves. These idols are skillfully made. All of them are the work of craftsmen. People say this about the Israelites: “They offer human sacrifices and kiss calf-shaped idols.”
• 1 Kings 12:28After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said, “You’ve been worshiping in Jerusalem long enough. Israel, here are your gods who brought you out of Egypt.”
• 2 Kings 10:29But Jehu did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam (Nebat’s son) led Israel to commit—⌞the worship of⌟ the golden calves that were at Bethel and Dan.
• 2 Kings 17:16They abandoned all the commands of the Lord their God: They made two calves out of cast metal. They made a pole dedicated to the goddess Asherah. They prayed to the entire army of heaven. They worshiped Baal.
• 2 Chronicles 11:15Instead, Jeroboam appointed ⌞his own⌟ priests for the illegal worship sites and the goat and calf statues he had made as idols.
• 2 Chronicles 13:8Do you now intend to challenge the Lord’s kingdom, which has been placed in the hands of David’s descendants? You are a large crowd, and you have the gold calves that Jeroboam made to be your gods.
• Hosea 4:15“Israel, you act like a prostitute. Don’t let Judah become guilty too. Don’t go to Gilgal. Don’t go to Beth Aven. Don’t take the oath, ‘As the Lord lives. …’
• Hosea 5:8“Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah. Blow the trumpet in Ramah. Sound the alarm at Beth Aven, you descendants of Benjamin.
• Joshua 7:2Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai. Ai is near Beth Aven, east of Bethel. He said to them, “Go, look at that country.” So the men went and looked at Ai.
• Judges 18:24Micah answered, “You’ve taken away the gods I made as well as my priest. What do I have left? How can you say to me, ‘What’s your problem?’ ”
• Revelation 18:11“The merchants of the earth cry and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo anymore.
• 2 Kings 23:5He got rid of the pagan priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to sacrifice at the illegal places of worship in the cities of Judah and all around Jerusalem. They had been sacrificing to Baal, the sun god, the moon god, the zodiac, and the entire army of heaven.
• Zephaniah 1:4“I will use my power against Judah and against those who live in Jerusalem. I will remove the faithful few of Baal from this place and the names of the pagan priests along with my priests.
• Hosea 9:11“Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird. There will be no more pregnancies, births, or babies.
• 1 Samuel 4:21She called the boy Ichabod [No Glory], saying, “Israel’s glory is gone,” because the ark of God had been captured and because her father-in-law and her husband ⌞died⌟.

Commentaries on Hosea 10:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear - According to Calmet, shall worship the calves of Beth-aven; those set up by Jeroboam, at Beth-el. Fear is often taken for religious reverence. The people thereof shall mourn - On seeing the object of their worship carried into captivity, as well as themselves. And the priests thereof - כמרים kemarim . The priests of Samaria, says Calmet, are here called kemarim, that is, black coats, or shouters, because they made…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of - (i. e., for) the calves of Beth-aven He calls them in this place “cow-calves,” perhaps to denote their weakness and helplessness. So far from their idol being able to help “them, they” shall be anxious and troubled for their idols, lest these should be taken captive from them. The “Bethel (House of God)” of the patriarch Jacob, was now turned into “Bethaven, the house of vanity.” This, from its old sacred…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The Assyrians would take Israel's gold calf idol (see Hosea 8:5–6) as a war prize.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. fear because of the calves--that is, shall fear for them. Beth-aven--substituted for Beth-el in contempt (Ho 4:15). it--singular, the one in Beth-el; after the pattern of which the other "calves" (plural) were made. "Calves" in the Hebrew is feminine, to express contempt. priests--The Hebrew is only used of idolatrous priests (2Ki 23:5; Zep 1:4), from a root meaning either "the black garment" in which they were attired; or, "to resound," referring to…Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 10:5

• Beth-Aven
• Calf
• Chemarim

In the dictionaries

• Samaria
• Beth-Aven
• Ashamed
• Bethaven
• Bethel
• Chemarim
• Plow
• Reap
• Altar
• Calf, Golden

Commentaries on Hosea 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings