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Hosea 10:5-8
Legacy Standard Bible
Hosea 10:5-8
Legacy Standard Bible
5 The dweller of Samaria will fear
For the [a](A)calf of (B)Beth-aven.
Indeed, its people will mourn for it,
And its (C)idolatrous priests [b]will cry out over it,
Over its (D)glory, since it has gone into exile from them.
6 The thing itself will be carried to (E)Assyria
As tribute to [c](F)King Jareb;
Ephraim will (G)receive shame,
And Israel will be ashamed of its (H)own counsel.
7 Samaria will be (I)ruined with her king
Like a stick on the surface of the water.
8 Also the (J)high places of Aven, the (K)sin of Israel, will be [d]eradicated;
(L)Thorn and thistle will grow on their altars;
Then they will (M)say to the mountains,
“Cover us!” And to the hills, “Fall on us!”
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:5 As in some ancient versions; Heb heifers
- Hosea 10:5 Or who used to rejoice over
- Hosea 10:6 Or the avenging king, the great king
- Hosea 10:8 Or destroyed
Hosea 10:5-8
New American Standard Bible 1995
Hosea 10:5-8
New American Standard Bible 1995
5 The inhabitants of Samaria will fear
For the [a](A)calf of (B)Beth-aven.
Indeed, its people will mourn for it,
And its (C)idolatrous priests [b]will cry out over it,
Over its (D)glory, since it has departed from it.
6 The thing itself will be carried to (E)Assyria
As tribute to [c](F)King Jareb;
Ephraim will [d]be (G)seized with shame
And Israel will be ashamed of its (H)own counsel.
7 Samaria will be (I)cut off with her king
Like a stick on the surface of the water.
8 Also the (J)high places of Aven, the (K)sin of Israel, will be destroyed;
(L)Thorn and thistle will grow on their altars;
Then they will (M)say to the mountains,
“Cover us!” And to the hills, “Fall on us!”
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:5 So with some ancient versions; Heb calves
- Hosea 10:5 Or who used to rejoice over
- Hosea 10:6 Or the avenging king or the great king
- Hosea 10:6 Lit receive shame
Hosea 10:5-8
New International Version
Hosea 10:5-8
New International Version
5 The people who live in Samaria fear
for the calf-idol(A) of Beth Aven.[a](B)
Its people will mourn over it,
and so will its idolatrous priests,(C)
those who had rejoiced over its splendor,
because it is taken from them into exile.(D)
6 It will be carried to Assyria(E)
as tribute(F) for the great king.(G)
Ephraim will be disgraced;(H)
Israel will be ashamed(I) of its foreign alliances.
7 Samaria’s king will be destroyed,(J)
swept away like a twig on the surface of the waters.
8 The high places(K) of wickedness[b](L) will be destroyed—
it is the sin of Israel.
Thorns(M) and thistles will grow up
and cover their altars.(N)
Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”(O)
and to the hills, “Fall on us!”(P)
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:5 Beth Aven means house of wickedness (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means house of God).
- Hosea 10:8 Hebrew aven, a reference to Beth Aven (a derogatory name for Bethel); see verse 5.
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