Hosea 10:5

The 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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.

In Context

4They have spoken words, 1 swearing falsely in cutting brit (covenant); 1 thus mishpat springeth up as poisonous herb 1 in the furrows of the sadeh. 1

6It shall be also carried unto Assyria 1 for a minchah (present) to the great king; 1 Ephrayim shall receive disgrace, 1 and Yisroel shall be ashamed of his own counsel. 1

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Cross References

Joshua 7:2And Yehoshua sent anashim from Yericho to Ai, which is near Beit-Aven, on the east of Beit-El, speaking unto them, saying, Go up and spy out HaAretz. And the anashim went up and spied out Ai.

1 Samuel 4:21And she named the na'ar Ikhavod (Inglorious), saying, The kavod is departed from Yisroel; because the Aron HaElohim is captured, and because of her kham (womanʼs father-in-law) and her ish.

2 Kings 10:29Howbeit from the sins of Yarov'am Ben Nevat, who caused Yisroel to commit sin, Yehu departed not from after them, even, the eglei hazahav that were in Beit-El, and that were in Dan.

2 Kings 23:5And he did away with hakemarim (the idol priests), whom the Melachim of Yehudah had ordained to burn ketoret in the high places in the towns of Yehudah, and in the places around Yerushalayim; them also that burned ketoret unto Ba'al, to the shemesh, and to the yarei'ach, and to the mazalot (constellations) and to all the Tzeva HaShomayim.

2 Chronicles 13:8And now ye think to withstand the Mamlechet Hashem in the yad Bnei Dovid; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you eglei zahav, which Yarov'am made you for elohim.

Hosea 5:8Blow ye the shofar in Giv'ah, and the trumpet in Ramah; 1 cry aloud at Beit-Aven; after thee, O Binyamin! 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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