Hosea 10:7

Samaria's king 1 will be destroyed, 1 like a chip of wood on the surface of the water. 1

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

6They will be carried to Assyria 1 as a present for the great king. 1 Ephraim will be disgraced, 1 and Israel will be ashamed of its idol. 1

8The high places of wickedness will be destroyed. 1 This is the sin of Israel! 1 Thorns and thistles will grow over their altars. 1 The people will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” 1 and to the hills, “Fall on us!” 1

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Cross References

1 Kings 21:1Now some time later, Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, near the palace of Ahab, king of Samaria.

2 Kings 15:30So Hoshea son of Elah formed a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. He attacked him and killed him. Then he became king in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.

Hosea 10:3For then they will say, 1 “We have no king, 1 for we did not fear Yahweh, 1 and a king—what could he do for us?” 1

Hosea 13:11I gave you a king in my anger, 1 and I took him away in my wrath. 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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