Hosea 10
aligned by seat — same row, same verse, whatever each bible numbers it
| v | JPS1917 |
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| 1 | Israel was a luxuriant vine, Which put forth fruit freely: As his fruit increased, He increased his altars; The more goodly his land was, The more goodly were his pillars. |
| 2 | Their heart is divided; Now shall they bear their guilt; He will break down their altars, He will spoil their pillars. |
| 3 | Surely now shall they say: ‘We have no king; For we feared not the LORD; And the king, what can he do for us?’ |
| 4 | They speak words, They swear falsely, they make covenants; Thus judgment springeth up as hemlock In the furrows of the field. |
| 5 | The inhabitants of Samaria shall be in dread For the calves of Beth-aven; For the people thereof shall mourn over it, And the priests thereof shall tremble for it, For its glory, because it is departed from it. |
| 6 | It also shall be carried unto Assyria, For a present to King Contentious; Ephraim shall receive shame, And Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel. |
| 7 | As for Samaria, her king is cut off, As foam upon the water. |
| 8 | The high places also of Aven shall be destroyed, Even the sin of Israel. The thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; And they shall say to the mountains: ‘Cover us’, And to the hills: ‘Fall on us.’ |
| 9 | From the days of Gibeah thou hast sinned, O Israel; There they stood; No battle was to overtake them in Gibeah, Nor the children of arrogancy. |
| 10 | When it is My desire, I will chastise them; And the peoples shall be gathered against them, When they are yoked to their two rings. |
| 11 | And Ephraim is a heifer well broken, That loveth to thresh, And I have passed over upon her fair neck; I will make Ephraim to ride, Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods. |
| 12 | Sow to yourselves according to righteousness, Reap according to mercy, Break up your fallow ground; For it is time to seek the LORD, Till He come and cause righteousness to rain upon you. |
| 13 | Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity, Ye have eaten the fruit of lies; For thou didst trust in thy way, In the multitude of thy mighty men. |
| 14 | Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy hosts, And all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, As Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle; The mother was dashed in pieces with her children. |
| 15 | So hath Beth-el done unto you Because of your great wickedness; At daybreak is the king of Israel utterly cut off. |