Hosea 10:2

Their lev is deceitful; 1 now shall they bear guilt; 1 He shall break down their mizbechot, 1 He shall destroy their matzevot. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.

In Context

1Yisroel is a running gefen, 1 he bringeth forth p'ri unto himself; 1 according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the mizbechot; 1 according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly matzevot (stone pillars, monuments). 1

3For now they shall say: 1 We have no Melech, 1 because we feared not Hashem; 1 but if we did have a Melech, what could he do for us? 1

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Cross References

Exodus 23:24Thou shalt not bow down to their elohim, nor serve them, nor follow after their works; but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and completely break down their matztzvot (memorial columns dedicated to idols).

1 Samuel 5:4And when they arose baboker on the next day, hinei, Dagon was fallen upon his face on the ground before the Aron Hashem; and the rosh Dagon and both the kapot (palms) of his hands were cut off upon the miftan (threshold); only the trunk of Dagon was left to him.

Proverbs 11:18The reshah worketh a wage of sheker, 1 but to him that soweth tzedakah (righteousness) shall be a sachar emes (sure reward). 1

Jeremiah 43:13He shall demolish also the matzevot Beit-Shemesh, that is in Eretz Mitzrayim; and the batim (houses) of the g-ds of the Egyptians shall he burn with eish.

Hosea 7:8Ephrayim, he hath mixed himself among the people; 1 Ephrayim is a flat cake not turned over. 1

Hosea 10:5The inhabitants of Shomron tremble 1 because of the eglot (calf-idols) of Beit-Aven; 1 for the people thereof shall mourn over it, 1 likewise the komer (idolatrous priests), 1 who shout for joy over it, 1 for its kavod from it has departed. 1

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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