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Hosea 10:4-6
Christian Standard Bible
Hosea 10:4-6
Christian Standard Bible
4 They speak mere words,
taking false oaths while making covenants.(A)
So lawsuits break out
like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.(B)
5 The residents of Samaria(C) will have anxiety
over the calf(D) of Beth-aven.(E)
Indeed, its idolatrous priests rejoiced over it;
the people will mourn over it,
over its glory.(F)
It will certainly go into exile.
6 The calf itself will be taken to Assyria(G)
as an offering to the great king.[a](H)
Ephraim will experience shame;(I)
Israel will be ashamed of its counsel.(J)
Footnotes
- 10:6 Or to King Yareb
Hosea 10:4-6
New International Version
Hosea 10:4-6
New International Version
4 They make many promises,
take false oaths(A)
and make agreements;(B)
therefore lawsuits spring up
like poisonous weeds(C) in a plowed field.
5 The people who live in Samaria fear
for the calf-idol(D) of Beth Aven.[a](E)
Its people will mourn over it,
and so will its idolatrous priests,(F)
those who had rejoiced over its splendor,
because it is taken from them into exile.(G)
6 It will be carried to Assyria(H)
as tribute(I) for the great king.(J)
Ephraim will be disgraced;(K)
Israel will be ashamed(L) of its foreign alliances.
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:5 Beth Aven means house of wickedness (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means house of God).
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