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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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As for Samaria, nher king is cut off as the foam upon 7the water.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.