{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/hosea/10","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T13:46:53.716Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Hosea","bookSlug":"hosea","chapter":10,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":9,"nextChapter":11,"totalChapters":14,"totalVerses":15},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Israel is a luxuriant vine, that putteth forth his fruit: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied his altars; according to the goodness of their land they have made goodly pillars."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will smite their altars, he will destroy their pillars."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"They speak vain words, swearing falsely in making covenants: therefore judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The inhabitants of Samaria shall be in terror for the calves of Beth-aven; for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced over it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"It also shall be carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"As for'samaria, her king is cut off, as foam upon the water."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood; the battle against the children of iniquity doth not overtake them in Gibeah."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"When it is my desire, I will chastise them; and the peoples shall be gathered against them, when they are bound to their two transgressions."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And Ephraim is a heifer that is taught, that loveth to tread out the grain ; but I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will set a rider on Ephraim; Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies; for thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces with her children."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"So shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: at daybreak shall the king of Israel be utterly cut off."}],"citation":{"inline":"Hosea 10 (ASV)","markdown":"[Hosea 10](https://primebible.com/asv/hosea/10)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/hosea/10 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}