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Samaria made his king to pass (away) as froth on the face of (the) water. (Samaria and his king were swept away, like froth upon the water.)

And the high things of idol, the sin of Israel, shall be lost. A clote and a briar shall ascend on the altars of them (And the high places, that is, the hill shrines, of Aven, or of Bethaven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed. Thorns and briars, or nettles, shall grow upon their altars). And they shall say to mountains, Cover ye us, and to little hills, Fall ye down on us.

From the days of Gibeah Israel sinned; there they stood. Battle shall not (over)take them in Gibeah, on the sons of wickedness. (From the days of Gibeah Israel hath sinned; and they have stood there in rebellion. So now in Gibeah the battle shall overtake them.)

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Samaria’s king will be destroyed,(A)
    swept away like a twig on the surface of the waters.
The high places(B) of wickedness[a](C) will be destroyed—
    it is the sin of Israel.
Thorns(D) and thistles will grow up
    and cover their altars.(E)
Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”(F)
    and to the hills, “Fall on us!”(G)

“Since the days of Gibeah,(H) you have sinned,(I) Israel,
    and there you have remained.[b]
Will not war again overtake
    the evildoers in Gibeah?

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:8 Hebrew aven, a reference to Beth Aven (a derogatory name for Bethel); see verse 5.
  2. Hosea 10:9 Or there a stand was taken