Hosea 10

Retribution for Israel’s Sin

1IsraelH3478 is a 1luxuriantH1238 2vineH1612; He producesH7737 fruitH6529 for himself. The moreH7230 his fruitH6529, The moreH7235 altarsH4196 he 3madeH7235; The 4richerH2896 his landH776, The betterH3190 5he madeH3190 the sacred 6pillarsH4676.2Their heartH3820 is 78faithlessH2505; NowH6258 they must bearH816 their 9guiltH816. 10The Lord will 11breakH6202 downH6202 their altarsH4196 And destroyH7703 their sacred pillarsH4676.

3SurelyH3588 nowH6258 they will sayH559, “We haveH369 12noH369 kingH4428, For we do not revereH3372 the LordH3068. As for the kingH4428, whatH4100 can he doH6213 for us?”4They speakH1696 mere wordsH1697, 13With 14worthlessH7723 oathsH422 they makeH3772 covenantsH1285; And 15judgmentH4941 sproutsH6524 like poisonousH7219 weedsH7219 in the furrowsH8525 of the fieldH7706.5The inhabitantsH7934 of SamariaH8111 will fearH1481 For the 1617calfH5697 of 18Beth-avenH1007. IndeedH3588, its peopleH5971 will mournH56 for it, And its 19idolatrousH3649 priestsH3649 20will cryH1523 outH1523 overH5921 it, OverH5921 its 21gloryH3519, sinceH3588 it has departedH1540 from it.6The thing itselfH1571 will be carriedH2986 to 22AssyriaH804 As tributeH4503 to 2324KingH4428 JarebH3377; EphraimH669 will 25be 26seizedH3947 with shameH1317 And IsraelH3478 will be ashamedH954 of its 27own counselH6098.7SamariaH8111 will be 28cutH1820 offH1820 with her kingH4428 Like a stickH7110 on the surfaceH6440 of the waterH4325.8Also the 29highH1116 placesH1116 of AvenH206, the 30sinH2398 of IsraelH3478, will be destroyedH8045; 31ThornH6975 and thistleH1863 will growH5927 on their altarsH4196; Then they will 32sayH559 to the mountainsH2022, “CoverH3680 us!” And to the hillsH1389, “FallH5307 on us!”9From the daysH3117 of GibeahH1390 you have sinnedH2398, O IsraelH3478; ThereH8033 they standH5975! Will not the battleH4421 againstH5921 the sonsH1121 of iniquityH5767 overtakeH5381 them in GibeahH1390?10When it is My 33desireH185, I will 3435chastiseH3256 them; And 36the peoplesH5971 will be gatheredH622 againstH5921 them When they are boundH631 for their doubleH8147 guiltH5772.

11EphraimH669 is a trainedH3925 37heiferH5697 that lovesH157 to threshH1758, But I will 38comeH5674 overH5921 her fairH2898 neckH6677 with a yoke; I will harnessH7392 EphraimH669, JudahH3063 will plowH2790, JacobH3290 will harrowH7702 for himself.1239SowH2232 with a view to righteousnessH6666, ReapH7114 in accordanceH6310 with 40kindnessH2617; 41BreakH5214 up your fallowH5215 groundH5215, For it is timeH6256 to 42seekH1875 the LordH3068 UntilH5704 He 43comesH935 to 4445rainH3384 righteousnessH6664 on you.13You have 46plowedH2790 wickednessH7562, you have reapedH7114 injusticeH5767, You have eatenH398 the fruitH6529 of 47liesH3585. BecauseH3588 you have trustedH982 in your wayH1870, in your 48numerousH7230 warriorsH1368,14Therefore a tumultH7588 will ariseH6965 among your peopleH5971, And allH3605 your 49fortressesH4013 will be destroyedH7703, As ShalmanH8020 destroyedH7701 Beth-arbelH1009 on the dayH3117 of battleH4421, When 50mothersH517 were dashedH7376 in piecesH7376 with their childrenH1121.15ThusH3602 it will be doneH6213 to you at BethelH1008 becauseH4480H6440 of your greatH7463 wickednessH7463. At dawnH7837 the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 will be completelyH1820 cutH1820 offH1820.