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Retribution for Israel’s Sin
Israel was a luxuriant vine,
yielding fruit for himself.
The more his fruit increased,
the more he increased the altars.
The better his land produced,
the better he made the sacred pillars.
2Their hearts are devious;
now they must bear their guilt.
The LORD will break down their altars
and demolish their sacred pillars.
3Surely now they will say,
“We have no king,
for we do not revere the LORD.
What can a king do for us?”
4They speak mere words;
with false oaths they make covenants.
So judgment springs up
like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
5The people of Samaria will fear
for the calf of Beth-aven.[fn]
Indeed, its people will mourn over it
with its idolatrous priests
those who rejoiced in its glory —
for it has been taken from them into exile
6Yes, it will be carried to Assyria
as tribute to the great king.[fn]
Ephraim[fn] will be seized with shame;
Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.[fn]
7Samaria will be carried off [with] her king
like a twig on the surface of the water.
8The high places of Aven[fn] will be destroyed—
[it is] the sin of Israel;
thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars.
Then they will say to the mountains,“Cover us!”
and to the hills,“Fall on us!”[fn]
9Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel,
and there you have remained.
Did not the battle in Gibeah
overtake the sons of iniquity?[fn]
10I will chasten them when I please;
nations will be gathered against them
to put them in bondage
for their double transgression.
11Ephraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh;
but I will place a yoke on her fair neck.
I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow,
[and] Jacob will break the hard ground
12Sow for yourselves righteousness
and reap the fruit of loving devotion;
break up your unplowed ground.
For [it is] time to seek the LORD
until He comes and sends righteousness
upon you like rain.
13You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice;
you have eaten the fruit of lies.
Because you have trusted in your own way
and in the multitude of your mighty men,
14the roar of battle will rise against your people,
so that all your fortresses will be demolished
as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel
in the day of battle,
when mothers were dashed to pieces
along with their children.
15Thus it will be done to you, vvv O Bethel,
because of your great wickedness.
When the day dawns,
the king of Israel will be utterly cut off 11
10:5 Beth-aven means house of wickedness. This is a derogatory term for Bethel, which means house of God; see 1 Kings 12:28–29.
10:6 Or to King Jareb
10:6 That is, the northern kingdom of Israel; also in verse 11
10:6 Or of its own counsel
10:8 Or of wickedness; Aven is a reference to Beth-aven (a derogatory term for Bethel); see verse 5.
10:8 Cited in Luke 23:30; see also Revelation 6:16.
10:9 Or Did not the battle overtake the sons of iniquity in Gibeah?