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 hissacred 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.
6Theidol 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.
7Asfor 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 itis My desire, I will chasten them. aPeoples shall be gathered against them When I bind them1 for their two transgressions.
11 Ephraim isaa trained heifer That loves to thresh grain; But I harnessed her fair neck, I will make Ephraim pull aplow. Judah shall plow; Jacob shall break his clods.”
12 Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy; aBreak up your fallow ground, For itis time to seek the Lord, Till He bcomes and rains righteousness on you.
13aYou have plowed wickedness; You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies, Because you trusted in your own way, In the multitude of your mighty men.
14 Therefore tumult shall arise among your people, And all your fortresses shall be plundered As Shalman plundered Beth Arbel in the day of battle— A mother dashed in pieces upon her children.
15 Thus it shall be done to you, O Bethel, Because of your great wickedness. At dawn the king of Israel Shall be cut off utterly.
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).
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