Hosea 10:7

As for Shomron, 1 her melech will float off like a twig upon the surface of the mayim. 1

Orthodox Jewish 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 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

8The high places also of Aven, the chattat Yisroel, 1 shall be made shmad; 1 the kotz (thorn) and the dardar (thistle) shall come up on their mizbechot; 1 and they shall say to the mountains: Cover us; 1 and to the hills: Fall on us. 1

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Cross References

1 Kings 21:1And it came to pass after these things, that Navot the Yizre'eli had a kerem (vineyard), which was in Yizre'el (Jezreel), beside the heikhal (palace) Ach'av Melech Shomron.

2 Kings 15:30And Hoshea Ben Elah plotted a kesher against Pekach Ben Remalyahu, attacked him, assassinated him, and reigned as melech in his place, in the 20 th year of Yotam Ben Uziyah.

Hosea 10:3For 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

Hosea 13:11I gave thee a melech in Mine anger, 1 and took him away in My wrath. + 13:11 Isa 53:10 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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