Hosea 10:7
Samaria hath made her king to pass as froth upon the face of the water.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 21:1And after these things, Naboth the Jezrahelite, who was in Jezrahel, had at that time a vineyard near the palace of Achab king of Samaria.
2 Kings 15:30Now Osee son of Ela conspired, and formed a plot against Phacee, the son of Romelia, and struck him, and slew him: and reigned in his stead in the twentieth year of Joatham the son of Ozias.
Hosea 10:3For now they shall say: We have no king: because we fear not the Lord: and what shall a king do to us?
Hosea 13:11I will give thee a king in my wrath, and will take him away in my indignation.
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 →