Hosea 10:1

Hosea 10:1

Israel’s Sin and Captivity

1 Israel ^aempties his vine;
He brings forth fruit for himself.
According to the multitude of his fruit
^bHe has increased the altars;
According to the bounty of his land
They have embellished his sacred pillars.

2 Their heart is ^adivided;
Now they are held guilty.
He will break down their altars;
He will ruin their sacred pillars.

3 For now they say,
“We have no king,
Because we did not fear the Lord.
And as for a king, what would he do for us?”

4 They have spoken words,
Swearing falsely in making a covenant.
Thus judgment springs up ^alike hemlock in the furrows of the field.

5 The inhabitants of Samaria fear
Because of the ^acalf of Beth Aven.
For its people mourn for it,
And¹ its priests shriek for it—
Because its ^bglory has departed from it.

6 The idol also shall be carried to Assyria
As a present for King ^aJareb.
Ephraim shall receive shame,
And Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

7 As for Samaria, her king is cut off
Like a twig on the water.

8 Also the ^ahigh places of Aven, ^bthe sin of Israel,
Shall be destroyed.
The thorn and thistle shall grow on their altars;
^cThey shall say to the mountains, “Cover us!”
And to the hills, “Fall on us!”

9 “O Israel, you have sinned from the days of ^aGibeah;
There they stood.
The ^bbattle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity
Did not¹ overtake them.

10 When it is My desire, I will chasten them.
^aPeoples shall be gathered against them
When I bind them¹ for their two transgressions.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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ISRAEL'S IDOLATRY, THE SOURCE OF PERJURIES AND UNLAWFUL LEAGUES, SOON DESTINED TO BE THE RUIN OF THE STATE, THEIR KING AND THEIR IMAGES BEING ABOUT TO BE CARRIED OFF; A JUST CHASTISEMENT, THE REAPING CORRESPONDING TO THE SOWING. (Hosea 10:1-15)

The prophecy was uttered between Shalmaneser's first and second invasions of Israel. Compare Hosea 10:14; also Hosea 10:6, referring to Hoshea's calling So of Egypt to his aid; also Hosea 10:4, Hosea 10:13.

empty—stripped of its fruits [CALVIN], (Nahum 2:2); compelled to pay tribute to Pul (II Kings 15:20). MAURER translates, "A widespreading vine"; so the Septuagint. Compare Genesis 49:22; Psalms 80:9-11; Ezekiel 17:6.

bringeth forth fruit unto himself—not unto ME.

according to . . . multitude of . . . fruit . . . increased . . . altars—In proportion to the abundance of their prosperity, which called for fruit unto God (compare Romans 6:22), was the abundance of their idolatry (Hosea 8:4, Hosea 8:11).

**Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 10:1:**

Numbers 23:1
Ezekiel 15:2-3
Hosea 4:7
Hosea 10:1
Hosea 12:11
Amos 3:14
Nahum 2:2

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