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

3For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us? 4They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field. The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for its people shall mourn over it, and its priests that rejoiced on it, for its glory, because it is departed from it. 6It shall also be carried to Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel. 7As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon 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

• inhabitantsשָׁכֵןshâkên · neighborH7934
• Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111
• fearגּוּרgûr · to dreadH1481
• calvesעֶגְלָה‛eglâh · heiferH5697
• Bethavenבֵּית אָ֫וֶןbêyth 'âven · Beth-avenH1007
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• mournאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• priestsכֹּ֫מֶרkâmâr · pagan priestH3649
• rejoicedגִּילgîyl gûl · to rejoiceH1523
• gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• departedגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540

Cross-references for Hosea 10:5

• Hosea 8:5Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; my anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
• Hosea 13:2And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
• 1 Kings 12:28Upon which the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt.
• 2 Kings 10:29Yet from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, that is, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.
• 2 Kings 17:16And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made for themselves molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
• 2 Chronicles 11:15And he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the demons, and for the calves which he had made.
• 2 Chronicles 13:8And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and there are with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.
• Hosea 4:15Though thou, Israel, playest the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye to Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
• Hosea 5:8Blow ye the horn in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.
• Joshua 7:2And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
• Judges 18:24And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye have gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say to me, What aileth thee?
• Revelation 18:11And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
• 2 Kings 23:5And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places around Jerusalem; them also that burned incense to Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.
• Zephaniah 1:4I will also stretch out my hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;
• Hosea 9:11As forEphraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
• 1 Samuel 4:21And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory hath departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, 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