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‏ Hosea 10

1 Israel is a luxuriant vine, that putteth forth his fruit: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied his altars; according to the ^▼▼1 goodness of their land they have made goodly ^▼▼2 pillars. ^{▼▼1) Or prosperity 2) Or obelisks} 2 ^▼▼1 Their heart is ^▼▼2 divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will smite their altars, he will destroy their ^▼▼3 pillars. ^{▼▼1) Or He hath divided their heart 2) Or smooth 3) Or obelisks} 3 Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us? 4 They speak vain words, ^▼▼1 swearing falsely in making covenants: therefore judgment ^▼▼2 springeth up as ^▼▼3 hemlock in the furrows of the field. ^{▼▼1) Or they swear falsely, they make covenants 2) Or shall spring up 3) Heb rosh ; See De 29:18} 5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall be in terror for the calves of Beth-aven; for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and ^▼▼1 the priests thereof that rejoiced over it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it. ^{▼▼1) Heb Chemarim ; See 2 Ki 23:5} 6 It also shall be carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel. 7 ^▼▼1 As for Samaria, her king is cut off, as ^▼▼2 foam upon the water. ^{▼▼1) Or Samaria is cut off with her king 2) Or twigs} 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.

9 O Israel, thou hast sinned ^▼▼1 from the days of Gibeah: ^▼▼2 there they stood; ^▼▼3 the battle against the children of iniquity doth not overtake them in Gibeah. ^{▼▼1) Or more than in the days 2) Or there have they continued 3) Or shall not the battle…Gibeah?} 10 When it is my desire, I will chastise them; and the peoples shall be gathered against them, when they are ^▼▼1 bound ^▼▼2 to their two transgressions. ^{▼▼1) Or yoked 2) Or for} 11 And Ephraim is a heifer that is taught, that loveth to tread out the grain ; but I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will set a rider on Ephraim; Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods. 12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and ^▼▼1 rain righteousness upon you. ^{▼▼1) Or teach you righteousness} 13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of ^▼▼1 lies; for thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men. ^{▼▼1) Or faithlessness} 14 Therefore shall a tumult arise ^▼▼1 among thy ^▼▼2 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. ^{▼▼1) Or against 2) Heb peoples} 15 ^▼▼1 So shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: at daybreak shall the king of Israel be utterly cut off. ^{▼▼1) Or So shall it be done unto you at Beth-el}