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Hosea 10:4-6
Lexham English Bible
Hosea 10:4-6
Lexham English Bible
4 They utter words of vain oaths
when making covenants,[a]
and judgment blossoms like a poisonous plant
on the furrows of the field.
5 The inhabitants[b] of Samaria tremble
for the calf[c] of Beth-aven.
Indeed, his people will mourn for it,
and his idolatrous priests will wail[d] over it—
over its glory because it has departed from it.
6 It will also be brought to Assyria,
as tribute to the great king.[e]
Ephraim will obtain disgrace
and Israel will be ashamed from his advice.[f]
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:4 Literally “cutting covenant”
- Hosea 10:5 Hebrew “inhabitant”
- Hosea 10:5 Hebrew “calves”
- Hosea 10:5 Or “rejoice”
- Hosea 10:6 See 5:13; some translate literally “King Jareb”
- Hosea 10:6 Or “counsel”
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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