King James Version
What Does Hosea 10:6 Mean?
“It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.”
Context
4
They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
5
The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it. the priests: or, Chemarim
6
It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
7
As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water. the water: Heb. the face of the water
8
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.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(6) Translate, *Even that* (*i.e.,* the calf) *shall be carried* (in triumphant state) *to Assyria, an offering to King Jareb.* (See Hosea 5:13, *Excursus.*)
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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