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Hosea 10:5-8
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Hosea 10:5-8
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5 The residents of Samaria(A) will have anxiety
over the calf(B) of Beth-aven.(C)
Indeed, its idolatrous priests rejoiced over it;
the people will mourn over it,
over its glory.(D)
It will certainly go into exile.
6 The calf itself will be taken to Assyria(E)
as an offering to the great king.[a](F)
Ephraim will experience shame;(G)
Israel will be ashamed of its counsel.(H)
7 Samaria’s king will disappear[b](I)
like foam[c] on the surface of the water.
8 The high places(J) of Aven, the sin of Israel,(K)
will be destroyed;
thorns and thistles will grow over their altars.(L)
They will say to the mountains,(M) “Cover us!”
and to the hills, “Fall on us!” (N)
Hosea 10:5-8
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Hosea 10:5-8
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5 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)
6 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.
7 Samaria’s king will be destroyed,(J)
swept away like a twig on the surface of the waters.
8 The high places(K) of wickedness[b](L) will be destroyed—
it is the sin of Israel.
Thorns(M) and thistles will grow up
and cover their altars.(N)
Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”(O)
and to the hills, “Fall on us!”(P)
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:5 Beth Aven means house of wickedness (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means house of God).
- Hosea 10:8 Hebrew aven, a reference to Beth Aven (a derogatory name for Bethel); see verse 5.
Hosea 10:5-8
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Hosea 10:5-8
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5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
6 It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
7 As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.
8 The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.
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Hosea 10:14-15
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Hosea 10:14-15
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14 the roar of battle will rise against your people,
and all your fortifications will be demolished(A)
in a day of war,
like Shalman’s destruction of Beth-arbel.
Mothers will be dashed to pieces
along with their children.(B)
15 So it will be done to you, Bethel,(C)
because of your extreme evil.
At dawn the king of Israel will be totally destroyed.
Hosea 10:14-15
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Hosea 10:14-15
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14 the roar of battle will rise against your people,
so that all your fortresses will be devastated(A)—
as Shalman(B) devastated Beth Arbel on the day of battle,
when mothers were dashed to the ground with their children.(C)
15 So will it happen to you, Bethel,
because your wickedness is great.
When that day dawns,
the king of Israel will be completely destroyed.(D)
Hosea 10:14-15
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Hosea 10:14-15
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14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.
15 So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.
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Amos 4:4
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Amos 4:4
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4 Come to Bethel and rebel;
rebel even more at Gilgal!(A)
Bring your sacrifices every morning,(B)
your tenths every three days.
Amos 4:4
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Amos 4:4
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4 Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:
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Amos 5:5-6
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Amos 5:5-6
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5 Do not seek Bethel(A)
or go to Gilgal(B)
or journey to Beer-sheba,(C)
for Gilgal will certainly go into exile,
and Bethel will come to nothing.
6 Seek the Lord(D) and live,
or he will spread like fire(E)
throughout the house of Joseph;
it will consume everything
with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.(F)
Amos 5:5-6
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Amos 5:5-6
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5 do not seek Bethel,
do not go to Gilgal,(A)
do not journey to Beersheba.(B)
For Gilgal will surely go into exile,
and Bethel will be reduced to nothing.[a](C)”
6 Seek(D) the Lord and live,(E)
or he will sweep through the tribes of Joseph like a fire;(F)
it will devour them,
and Bethel(G) will have no one to quench it.(H)
Footnotes
- Amos 5:5 Hebrew aven, a reference to Beth Aven (a derogatory name for Bethel); see Hosea 4:15.
Amos 5:5-6
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Amos 5:5-6
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5 But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.
6 Seek the Lord, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.
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Amos 7:10
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Amos 7:10
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Amaziah’s Opposition
10 Amaziah the priest(A) of Bethel sent word to King Jeroboam of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you(B) right here in the house of Israel. The land cannot endure all his words,
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Amos 7:10
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Amos 7:10
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Amos and Amaziah
10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel(A) sent a message to Jeroboam(B) king of Israel: “Amos is raising a conspiracy(C) against you in the very heart of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words.(D)
Amos 7:10
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Amos 7:10
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10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
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Amos 7:13
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Amos 7:13
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13 but don’t ever prophesy(A) at Bethel again, for it is the king’s sanctuary(B) and a royal temple.”
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Amos 7:13
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Amos 7:13
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13 Don’t prophesy anymore at Bethel,(A) because this is the king’s sanctuary and the temple(B) of the kingdom.(C)”
Amos 7:13
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Amos 7:13
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13 But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court.
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