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 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

3For 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?” 4They have spoken words, Swearing falsely in making a covenant. Thus judgment springs up like hemlock in the furrows of the field. 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. 6The 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. 7As for Samaria, her king is cut off Like a twig on the 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 8:5Your calf is rejected, O Samaria! My anger is aroused against them— How long until they attain to innocence?
• Hosea 13:2Now they sin more and more, And have made for themselves molded images, Idols of their silver, according to their skill; All of it is the work of craftsmen. They say of them, “Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves!”
• 1 Kings 12:28Therefore the king asked advice, made two calves of gold, and said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt!”
• 2 Kings 10:29However Jehu did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin, that is, from the golden calves that were at Bethel and Dan.
• 2 Kings 17:16So they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, made for themselves a molded image and two calves, made a wooden image and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
• 2 Chronicles 11:15Then he appointed for himself priests for the high places, for the demons, and the calf idols which he had made.
• 2 Chronicles 13:8And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the Lord, which is in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and with you are the gold calves which Jeroboam made for you as gods.
• Hosea 4:15“Though you, Israel, play the harlot, Let not Judah offend. Do not come up to Gilgal, Nor go up to Beth Aven, Nor swear an oath, saying, ‘As the Lord lives’—
• Hosea 5:8“Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, The trumpet in Ramah! Cry aloud at Beth Aven, ‘Look behind you, O Benjamin!’
• Joshua 7:2Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, “Go up and spy out the country.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.
• Judges 18:24So he said, “You have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and you have gone away. Now what more do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What ails you?’ ”
• Revelation 18:11“And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore:
• 2 Kings 23:5Then he removed the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense on the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem, and those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.
• Zephaniah 1:4“I will stretch out My hand against Judah, And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place, The names of the idolatrous priests with the pagan priests—
• Hosea 9:11As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird— No birth, no pregnancy, and no conception!
• 1 Samuel 4:21Then she named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel!” because the ark of God had been captured and because 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