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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The people of Samaria tremble in fear for their calf idol at Beth-aven, and they mourn for it. Though its priests rejoice over it, its glory will be stripped away.

Context of Hosea 10:5

3Then they will say, “We have no king because we did not revere the Lord. But even if we had a king, what could he do for us?” 4They make many promises, take false oaths and make agreements; therefore lawsuits spring up like poisonous weeds in a plowed field. 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. 6It will be carried to Assyria as tribute for the great king. Ephraim will be disgraced; Israel will be ashamed of its foreign alliances. 7Samaria’s king will be destroyed, swept away like a twig on the surface of the waters.

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 8:5Samaria, throw out your calf-idol! My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of purity?
• Hosea 13:2Now they sin more and more; they make idols for themselves from their silver, cleverly fashioned images, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of these people, “They offer human sacrifices! They kiss calf-idols!”
• 1 Kings 12:28After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”
• 2 Kings 10:29However, he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.
• 2 Kings 17:16They forsook all the commands of the Lord their God and made for themselves two idols cast in the shape of calves, and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the starry hosts, and they worshiped Baal.
• 2 Chronicles 11:15when he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols he had made.
• 2 Chronicles 13:8“And now you plan to resist the kingdom of the Lord, which is in the hands of David’s descendants. You are indeed a vast army and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made to be your gods.
• Hosea 4:15“Though you, Israel, commit adultery, do not let Judah become guilty. “Do not go to Gilgal; do not go up to Beth Aven. And do not swear, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’
• Hosea 5:8“Sound the trumpet in Gibeah, the horn in Ramah. Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven; lead on, Benjamin.
• Joshua 7:2Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth Aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the region.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.
• Judges 18:24He replied, “You took the gods I made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you ask, ‘What’s the matter with you?’ ”
• Revelation 18:11“The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore—
• 2 Kings 23:5He did away with the idolatrous priests appointed by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the towns of Judah and on those around Jerusalem—those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations and to all the starry hosts.
• Zephaniah 1:4“I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all who live in Jerusalem. I will destroy every remnant of Baal worship in this place, the very names of the idolatrous priests—
• Hosea 9:11Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird— no birth, no pregnancy, no conception.
• 1 Samuel 4:21She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The Glory has departed from Israel”—because of the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.

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