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Hosea 10:5

Beth-avenSamaria
Judgment

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.

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.

6 Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.

7 Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.

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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
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.
KJV
The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: 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.
WEB
The inhabitants of Samaria will be in terror for the calves of Beth Aven, for its people will mourn over it, along with its priests who rejoiced over it, for its glory, because it has departed from it.
ASV
The inhabitants of Samaria shall be in terror for the calves of Beth-aven; for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced over it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
DARBY
The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calf of Beth-aven; for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the idolatrous priests thereof shall tremble for it, for its glory, because it is departed from it.
BLB
For the calf of Beth-aven those dwelling in Samaria fear; indeed its people mourn over it, and its idolatrous priests who rejoiced over it, over its glory that has departed from it.
ÅB
For Bet-Avens[^2] kalv er Samarias innbyggere i angst; ja, dens[^3] folk sørger over den, og dens avgudsprester skjelver for den - for dens herlighet, fordi den er ført bort fra dem.
OTB
Innbyggerne i Samaria vil frykte
For kalven i Bet-aven.
Ja, folket vil sørge over den,
Og dets avgudsprestene også,
Som gledet seg over den og dens herlighet,
Siden den har forlatt den.
B1930
For Bet-Avens kalv er Samarias innbyggere i angst; ja, dens folk sørger over den, og dens avgudsprester skjelver for den - for dens herlighet, fordi den er ført bort fra dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hosea 9:11

    Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird, with no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.

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  • 2 Kings 23:5

    Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.

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  • Hosea 5:8

    Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!

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  • Hosea 8:5–6

    He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?

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  • Hosea 4:15

    Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’

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  • Hosea 13:2

    Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!”

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  • 1 Samuel 4:21–22

    And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.

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  • Revelation 18:11–19

    And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—

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