Hosea 10:14

¹² Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

¹³ Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.

Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.

¹⁵ So shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.
KJV: Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.
WEB: Therefore a battle roar will arise among your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel in the day of battle. The mother was dashed in pieces with her children.
ASV: Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces with her children.
DARBY: And a tumult shall arise among thy peoples, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces with the children.
BLB: therefore will arise an uproar among your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed, like the destruction of Shalman [in] Beth-arbel on the day of battle, when a mother upon [her] children was dashed to pieces.

ÅB: Derfor skal det reise seg et krigsbulder blant dine stammer, og alle dine festninger skal ødelegges, slik som Salman[^6] ødela Bet-Arbel på stridens dag, da både mor og barn ble knust.
OTB: Vil et opprør oppstå blant ditt folk,
Og alle dine festninger vil bli ødelagt,
Som Shalman ødela Bet-arbel på kampens dag,
Da mødre ble knust med sine barn.
B1930: Derfor skal det reise sig et krigsbulder blandt dine stammer, og alle dine festninger skal ødelegges, likesom Salman Ã¸dela Bet-Arbel på stridens dag, da både mor og barn blev knust.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Hosea 13:16
Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
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Habakkuk 1:10
And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
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2 Kings 18:9–10
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
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Isaiah 13:16–18
Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
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Amos 9:5
And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
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2 Kings 18:33
Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
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Isaiah 22:1–4
The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
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Isaiah 33:14
The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
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