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Hosea 10:2

Judgment

1 Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.

Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.

3 Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”

4 They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.

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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.

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BSB
Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.
KJV
Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.
WEB
Their heart is divided. Now they will be found guilty. He will demolish their altars. He will destroy their sacred stones.
ASV
Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will smite their altars, he will destroy their pillars.
DARBY
Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will break down their altars, he will destroy their statues.
BLB
Their heart has been divided, now they are guilty; He will break down their altars; He will demolish their sacred pillars.
ÅB
Deres hjerte er falskt, nå skal de bøte; han[^1] skal bryte ned deres altere og ødelegge deres billedstøtter;
OTB
Deres hjerte er svikefullt;
Nå må de bære konsekvensene av sin skyld.
Herren vil rive ned deres alter
Og ødelegge deres minnesteiner.
B1930
Deres hjerte er falskt, nu skal de bøte; han skal bryte ned deres altere og ødelegge deres billedstøtter;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Kings 18:21

    Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.

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  • Micah 5:13

    I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.

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  • James 4:4

    You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

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  • Zephaniah 1:5

    those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,

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  • Luke 16:13

    No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

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  • Revelation 3:15–16

    I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!

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  • James 1:8

    He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

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  • Hosea 10:5–8

    The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn with its idolatrous priests— those who rejoiced in its glory— for it has been taken from them into exile.

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