Hos 10 | NASB2020 | STEP | 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 memorial stones .

‏ Hosea 10

Retribution for Israel’s Sin

1 Israel is a luxuriant ^avine;
He produces fruit for himself.
The more his fruit,
The more altars he ^bmade;
The ^{▼▼Lit better}richer his land,
The better ^{▼▼Lit they}he made the ^ememorial stones.
2 Their heart is ^{▼▼Lit slippery; or divided} ^gdeceitful;
Now they must suffer for their ^hguilt.
^{▼▼Lit He}The Lord will ^jbreak down their altars
And destroy their memorial stones.

3 Certainly now they will say, “We have ^kno king,
For we do not revere the Lord.
As for the king, what can he do for us?”
4 They speak mere words,
^{▼▼Or Swearing falsely in making a covenant}With ^mworthless oaths they make covenants;
And ⁿjudgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
5 The inhabitants of Samaria will fear
For the ^{▼▼As in some ancient versions; MT calves} ^pcalf of ^qBeth-aven.
Indeed, its people will mourn for it,
And its ^ridolatrous priests ^{▼▼Or who used to rejoice over}will cry out over it,
Over its ^tglory, since it has left it.
6 The thing itself will be brought to ^uAssyria
As a gift of tribute to ^{▼▼Another reading is the great king; or the contentious king} ^wKing Jareb;
Ephraim will ^{▼▼Lit receive shame}be ^yseized with shame,
And Israel will be ashamed of its ^zown plan.
7 Samaria will be ^aadestroyed with her king,
Like a twig on the surface of the water.
8 Also the ^abhigh places of Aven, the ^acsin of Israel, will be destroyed;
^adThorns and thistles will grow on their altars;
Then they will ^aesay to the mountains,
“Cover us!” And to the hills, “Fall on us!”
9 Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, Israel;
There they stand!
Will the battle against the sons of injustice not overtake them in Gibeah?
10 When it is My ^afdesire, I will ^{▼▼Or instruct} ^ahdiscipline them;
And ^aithe peoples will be gathered against them
When they are bound for their double guilt.

11 Ephraim is a trained ^ajheifer that loves to thresh,
^{▼▼Or But I put a yoke on her lovely}And I ^alpassed over her lovely neck;
I will harness Ephraim,
Judah will plow, Jacob will ^{▼▼I.e., pull a harrow, a farming device}harrow for himself.
12 ^anSow for yourselves, with a view to righteousness;
Harvest in accordance with ^{▼▼Or loyalty}kindness.
^apBreak up your uncultivated ground,
For it is time to ^aqseek the Lord
Until He ^arcomes and ^asrains righteousness on you.
13 You have ^atplowed wickedness, you have harvested injustice,
You have eaten the fruit of ^aulies.
Because you have trusted in your way, in your ^avmany warriors,
14 An uproar will arise among your people,
And all your ^awfortresses will be destroyed,
As Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle,
When ^axmothers were ^{▼▼Lit shattered}slaughtered with their children.
15 So it will be done to you at Bethel because of your great wickedness.
At dawn the king of Israel will be completely destroyed.