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“The residents of Samaria will be terrified
    because of the cows[a] of Beth-aven.
Its people will mourn over Beth-aven,[b]
    along with the priests who will mourn its glory,
        because that glory has departed.[c]
Indeed, that glory[d] will be carried to Assyria—
    it will become a present for an avenging king.[e]
Ephraim will be disgraced,
    and Israel will become ashamed of its decision.
Samaria’s king will float away
    like driftwood on the surface of water.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:5 I.e. Canaanite heifer deities
  2. Hosea 10:5 Lit. it
  3. Hosea 10:5 The Heb. verb depart is similar to the Heb. verb mourn
  4. Hosea 10:6 Lit. Indeed, it
  5. Hosea 10:6 Cf. 2Kings 15-16; 2Chr 28:19-20

The people who live in Samaria fear
    for the calf-idol(A) of Beth Aven.[a](B)
Its people will mourn over it,
    and so will its idolatrous priests,(C)
those who had rejoiced over its splendor,
    because it is taken from them into exile.(D)
It will be carried to Assyria(E)
    as tribute(F) for the great king.(G)
Ephraim will be disgraced;(H)
    Israel will be ashamed(I) of its foreign alliances.
Samaria’s king will be destroyed,(J)
    swept away like a twig on the surface of the waters.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:5 Beth Aven means house of wickedness (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means house of God).