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.
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.
As a present for King aJareb.
Ephraim shall receive shame,
And Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
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!”
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.
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.
aPeoples shall be gathered against them
When I bind them1 for their two transgressions.
11 Ephraim is aa trained heifer
That loves to thresh grain;
But I harnessed her fair neck,
I will make Ephraim pull a plow.
Judah shall plow;
Jacob shall break his clods.”
That loves to thresh grain;
But I harnessed her fair neck,
I will make Ephraim pull a plow.
Judah shall plow;
Jacob shall break his clods.”
12 Sow for yourselves righteousness;
Reap in mercy;
aBreak up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord,
Till He bcomes and rains righteousness on you.
Reap in mercy;
aBreak up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord,
Till He bcomes and rains righteousness on you.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Hosea 10:7:
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Water {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
On {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
On {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Samaria {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
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