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Retribution
for Israel's Sin |
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Hosea 10:1
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Israel is a luxuriant vine; He produces fruit
for himself. The more his fruit, The more altars he made; The richer his land,
The better he made the sacred pillars. |
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Hosea 10:2
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Their heart is faithless; Now they must bear
their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars And destroy their sacred pillars. |
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Hosea 10:3
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Surely now they will say, "We have no king,
For we do not revere the LORD. As for the king, what can he do for us?" |
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Hosea 10:4
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They speak mere words, With worthless oaths
they make covenants; And judgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows
of the field. |
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Hosea 10:5
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The inhabitants of Samaria will fear For the
calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn for it, And its idolatrous priests
will cry out over it, Over its glory, since it has departed from it. |
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Hosea 10:6
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The thing itself will be carried to Assyria
As tribute to King Jareb; Ephraim will be seized with shame And Israel will be
ashamed of its own counsel. |
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Hosea 10:7
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Samaria will be cut off with her king Like a
stick on the surface of the water. |
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Hosea 10:8
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Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel,
will be destroyed; Thorn and thistle will grow on their altars; Then they will
say to the mountains, "Cover us!" And to the hills, "Fall on us!" |
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Hosea 10:9
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From the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel;
There they stand! Will not the battle against the sons of iniquity overtake them
in Gibeah? |
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Hosea 10:10
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When it is My desire, I will chastise them;
And the peoples will be gathered against them When they are bound for their double
guilt. |
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Hosea 10:11
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Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh,
But I will come over her fair neck with a yoke; I will harness Ephraim, Judah
will plow, Jacob will harrow for himself. |
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Hosea 10:12
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Sow with a view to righteousness, Reap in accordance
with kindness; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the LORD Until
He comes to rain righteousness on you. |
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Hosea 10:13
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You have plowed wickedness, you have reaped
injustice, You have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your
way, in your numerous warriors, |
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Hosea 10:14
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Therefore a tumult will arise among your people,
And all your fortresses will be destroyed, As Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on
the day of battle, When mothers were dashed in pieces with their children. |
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Hosea 10:15
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Thus it will be done to you at Bethel because
of your great wickedness. At dawn the king of Israel will be completely cut off. |
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