1 Israel was a spreading vine, rich in fruit. The more his fruit increased, the more altars he built; the more his land prospered, the more he adorned his sacred stones.
2 Their heart is divided! They shall pay for it. Their altars will be thrown down and their sacred stones broken to pieces.
3 Now they say, "We have no king (because we have no fear of God) and what good would a king do us?"
4 Let them speak like this, take an oath and make covenants! Their sentence is growing like weeds in a plowed field.
5 The people of Samaria tremble for their idols of Bethel; they mourn for their calf as do the priests who were so proud of it.
6 The glorious idol has been taken far away, carried off to Assyria as a tribute to the great king. Ephraim will reap the shame of this; the people of Israel will be disgraced.
7 As for the king of Samaria, he has been carried off like foam on water.
8 The idolatrous high places - the sin of Israel - will be destroyed. Thorn and thistle will creep over the altars. Then they will say to the mountains: "Cover us," and to the hills: "Fall on us."
9 Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned and rebelled, Israel. Will not the battle against the evildoers of Gibeah overtake you again?
10 I shall come and punish you, gathering the nations against you because of your double sin.
11 Ephraim is a well-trained heifer fond of threshing; on her neck I shall place a yoke; Ephraim will be harnessed and plowed; the nation of Jacob will break the clods.
12 Plow new ground, sow for yourselves justice and reap the harvest of kindness. It is the time to go seeking Yahweh until he comes to rain salvation on you.
13 For your part you planted wickedness, reaped evil and ate the fruit of falsehood. When you rely on your own strength and your many warriors, confusion will overcome your people.
14 See, your fortresses are destroyed as when Shalman devastated Beth-arbel; all was crushed.
15 That is what will happen to you, people of Israel, because of your great evil. The storm will blow away the king of Israel.
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Hosea Chapter 10 talks about the punishment that Israel will suffer because of its idolatry and infidelity. The prophet compares the people to a rebellious vineyard and predicts the destruction of their altars and idols. Next are five verses from other parts of the Bible that relate to the topics addressed in Hosea 10.
Deuteronomy 28:58-59: "If you do not obey all the words of this law, which are written in this book, and do not fear this glorious and fearsome name, the Lord, your God, I will send you upon you and your descendants terrible misfortunes and lasting diseases and serious calamities. " This excerpt describes the consequences of disobedience to God and His judgment on those who rebel against Him.
2 Kings 17:7-8: "This happened because the Israelites had sinned against the Lord, his God, who had taken them out of Egypt, from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. They worshiped other gods and followed the customs of nations that The Lord had expelled from before them, as well as the customs that the kings of Israel had introduced. " This verse talks about how the people of Israel moved away from God's way and turned to false gods, following the practices of the pagan peoples around them.
Jeremiah 4:3-4: "For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, 'Plan to Himself a new field, and do not sow among the thorns. Judah and Jerusalem, so that my wrath will not range like fire and burn, without anyone erasing it, because of your evil. '"This passage emphasizes the importance of true circumcision of the heart and repentance to prevent the wrath of God.
Psalm 51:17: "The sacrifices that please God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, thou shalt not despise." This verse shows that God values humility and contrition rather than external sacrifices or religious formalities.
Isaiah 45:9: "Woe to the one who contains with his creator! Caco among other clay shards! Handles'? " This verse highlights God's sovereignty and the futility of the rebellion against him.
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