Hosea 10:7

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Hosea 10:7

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Berean Standard Bible

Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.

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KJV

King James Version

[As for] Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.

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WEB

World English Bible

Samaria and her king float away like a twig on the water.

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ASV

American Standard Version

[As for] Samaria, her king is cut off, as foam upon the water.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Hosea 10

⁵ The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile.

⁶ Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.

⁷ Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.

⁸ The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their 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, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?

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