Hosea 10:7

Samaria shall be brought to destruction; Her king shall be as a twig upon the waters.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

6It shall be carried to Assyria, As a present to the hostile king. Ephraim shall be covered with confusion, And Israel shall be ashamed of his doings,

8The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed; 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!

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Cross References

Hosea 10:3For soon shall they say, We have no king, Because we fear not Jehovah; What can a king do for us?

Hosea 13:11I gave thee a king in mine anger, And I 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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