Retribution for Israel’s Sin

10 Israel is a luxuriant (A)vine;
He produces fruit for himself.
The more his fruit,
The more altars he (B)made;
The [a]richer his land,
The better [b]he made the (C)memorial stones.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:1 Lit better
  2. Hosea 10:1 Lit they

10 Israel was a spreading vine;(A)
    he brought forth fruit for himself.
As his fruit increased,
    he built more altars;(B)
as his land prospered,(C)
    he adorned his sacred stones.(D)

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10 Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.

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As they had their pasture, they became (A)satisfied,
And as they became satisfied, their (B)heart became proud;
Therefore they (C)forgot Me.

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When I fed them, they were satisfied;
    when they were satisfied, they became proud;(A)
    then they forgot(B) me.(C)

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According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.

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