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Hosea 10:4-6
New King James Version
Hosea 10:4-6
New King James Version
4 They have spoken words,
Swearing falsely in making a covenant.
Thus judgment springs up (A)like hemlock in the furrows of the field.
5 The inhabitants of Samaria fear
Because of the (B)calf[a] of Beth Aven.
For its people mourn for it,
And [b]its priests shriek for it—
Because its (C)glory has departed from it.
6 The idol also shall be carried to Assyria
As a present for King (D)Jareb.
Ephraim shall receive shame,
And Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:5 Lit. calves, images
- Hosea 10:5 idolatrous priests
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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