Hosea 10:7

As for Samaria, her king is cut off, like mist on the water.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

6And they will take it to Assyria and give it to the great king; shame will come on Ephraim, and Israel will be shamed because of its image.

8And the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will come to destruction; thorns and waste plants will come up on their altars; they will say to the mountains, Be a cover over us; and to the hills, Come down on us.

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Cross References

1 Kings 21:1Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vine-garden in Jezreel, near the house of Ahab, king of Samaria.

2 Kings 15:30And Hoshea, the son of Elah, made a secret design against Pekah, the son of Remaliah, and, attacking him, put him to death and became king in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham, the son of Uzziah.

Hosea 10:3Now, truly, they will say, We have no king, we have no fear of the Lord; and the king, what is he able to do for us?

Hosea 13:11I have given you a king, because I was angry, and have taken him away in my wrath.

Matthew Henry on Hosea 10:2-9

Degeneracy of Israel; Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 730.) 1 Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images. 2 Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images. 3 For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the Lord ; what then should a king do to us? 4 They have spoken… Read the whole commentary →

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