Hosea

Hosea 10 ©

Israel is reproved and threatened for their impiety and idolatry, and exhorted to repentance.

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ISRAEL ais 1an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit bunto himself: caccording to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly 2images.

a Na. 2.2. Eze. 15.1-5. Lu. 13.6-9.
b Lu. 12.21. Zec. 7.5,6. Phi. 2.21.
c ch. 2.8; 8.4,11; 12.11. Je. 2.28.
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3Their heart dis divided; now shall they be found faulty: ehe shall 4break down their altars, he shall spoil their 5images.

d 1Ki. 18.21. ch. 7.8.
e v.5-8. Je. 43.12,13. ch. 8.5,6.
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For now they shall say, fWe have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?

f v.7,15. ch. 3.4; 11.5; 13.11. Mi. 4.9.
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They have spoken words, swearing falsely gin making a covenant: thus hjudgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

g ch. 6.7; 5.7. Is. 24.5. 2Ki. 15.10,14,25,30; 17.3,4.
h Am. 5.7; 6.12. Is. 5.7; 1.23; 59.13-15. De. 29.18. Ac. 8.23. He. 12.15.
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The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear ibecause of jthe calves of Beth-aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the 6priests thereof kthat rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.

i ch. 8.5,6; 4.15. v.6. 2Ki. 17.6; 18.10.
j 1Ki. 12.28. v.15.
k v.6. Ju. 18.24. 1Sa. 4.21,22.
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lIt shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim mshall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

l ch. 5.13; 12.1. Is. 46.1,2.
m ch. 11.6; 4.19. Je. 48.13; 2.26,27,37; 3.24,25. Is. 1.29; 44.9,11.
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As for Samaria, nher king is cut off as the foam upon 7the water.

n v.3,15. 1Ki. 21.1,2. 2Ki. 1.3; 17.4.
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The high places also of oAven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; pand they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

o ch. 4.15. v.15. 1Ki. 12.30; 13.34. De. 9.21. ch. 5.8.
p Is. 2.19. Lu. 23.30. Re. 6.16; 9.6.
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O Israel, qthou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: rthe battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.

q ch. 9.9. Ju. 19.22-25.
r Ju. 20.13-25. Zep. 3.6,7.
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sIt is in my desire that I should chastise them; tand the people shall be gathered against them, 8when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.

s De. 28.63. Is. 1.24.
t Eze. 23.9,10; 16.37. ch. 8.1. Is. 8.7,8. Je. 21.13; 16.16.
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And Ephraim is as uan heifer that is taught, and loveth to vtread out the corn; wbut I passed over upon 9her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; xJudah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

u Je. 46.20; 48.34. ch. 4.16.
v De. 25.4. Phi. 2.21.
w ch. 11.4; 9.10-11; 5.14.
x 2Ch. 28.6,8. Mi. 4.10.
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ySow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for zit is time to seek the LORD, till he come and arain righteousness upon you.

a ch. 6.3. Ps. 72.6. Is. 45.8. Tit. 2.11-14.
y Pr. 11.18. 1Co. 15.58. Je. 4.3,4. Ga. 6.7,8.
z 1Pe. 4.3. 2Co. 6.2. Is. 31.1; 55.6. Ps. 32.6. Am. 5.4-6,8,14,15.
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bYe have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou cdidst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.

b ch. 8.7; 7.3. Job 4.8. Pr. 22.8. Ga. 6.7,8.
c Ps. 52.7; 62.9,10; 33.16; 146.3. Je. 17.5. ch. 9.11; 13.15.
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Therefore shall da tumult arise among thy people, and eall thy fortresses shall be spoiled, fas Shalman spoiled gBeth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother hwas dashed in pieces upon her children.

d Is. 22.1-4; 33.14.
e ch. 13.16. 2Ki. 17.6.
f 2Ki. 17.3.
g 2Ki. 18.34; 19.11-13.
h ch. 13.16. Ge. 32.11. Je. 13.14.
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iSo shall Beth-el do unto you because of 10your great wickedness: jin a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.

i v.5. ch. 9.15; 13.1-3.
j v.3,7. 2Ki. 17.4,6. ch. 3.4.