{"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/dbt/hosea/10","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T02:11:46.370Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Hosea","bookSlug":"hosea","chapter":10,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":9,"nextChapter":11,"totalChapters":14,"totalVerses":15},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Israel is an unpruned vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly statues."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will break down their altars, he will destroy their statues."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For now they will say, We have no king, for we feared not Jehovah; and a king, what can he do for us?"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"They speak mere words, swearing falsely in making a covenant; therefore shall judgment spring up as hemlock in the furrows of the fields."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calf of Beth-aven; for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the idolatrous priests thereof shall tremble for it, for its glory, because it is departed from it."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Yea, it shall be carried unto Assyria as a present for king Jareb: Ephraim shall be seized with shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"As for Samaria her king is cut off as chips upon the face of the waters."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up upon their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us! and to the hills, Fall on us!"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"From the days of Gibeah hast thou sinned, O Israel: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"At my pleasure will I chastise them; and the peoples shall be assembled against them, when they are bound for their two iniquities."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And Ephraim is a trained heifer, that loveth to tread out the corn; I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to draw; Judah shall plough, Jacob shall break his clods."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to mercy; 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 ploughed wickedness, reaped iniquity, eaten the fruit of lies; for thou didst confide in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And a tumult shall arise among thy peoples, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces with the children."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"So shall Bethel do unto you because of the wickedness of your wickedness: at day-break shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off."}],"citation":{"inline":"Hosea 10 (DBT)","markdown":"[Hosea 10](https://primebible.com/dbt/hosea/10)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/hosea/10 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}