Hosea 10:5

5 The people who live in Samaria fear for the calf-idol of Beth Aven.[a]Its people will mourn over it, and so will its idolatrous priests, those who had rejoiced over its splendor, because it is taken from them into exile.

Hosea 10:5 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
5 The inhabitants of Samaria tremble for the calf of Beth-aven. Its people mourn for it, and so do its idolatrous priests-- those who rejoiced over it and over its glory-- for it has departed from them.
NLT
5 The people of Samaria tremble in fear for their calf idol at Beth-aven, and they mourn for it. Though its priests rejoice over it, its glory will be stripped away.
MSG
5 The people of Samaria travel over to Crime City to worship the golden calf-god. They go all out, prancing and hollering, taken in by their showmen priests. They act so important around the calf-god, but are oblivious to the sham, the shame.
CSB
5 The residents of Samaria will have anxiety over the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its idolatrous priests rejoiced over it; the people will mourn over it, over its glory. It will certainly depart from them.

Hosea 10:5 In-Context

3 Then they will say, “We have no king because we did not revere the LORD. But even if we had a king, what could he do for us?”
4 They make many promises, take false oaths and make agreements; therefore lawsuits spring up like poisonous weeds in a plowed field.
5 The people who live in Samaria fear for the calf-idol of Beth Aven.Its people will mourn over it, and so will its idolatrous priests, those who had rejoiced over its splendor, because it is taken from them into exile.
6 It will be carried to Assyria as tribute for the great king. Ephraim will be disgraced; Israel will be ashamed of its foreign alliances.
7 Samaria’s king will be destroyed, swept away like a twig on the surface of the waters.

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Exodus 32:4; S Isaiah 44:17-20
  • 2. ver 8; S Hosea 5:8
  • 3. S 2 Kings 23:5; Zephaniah 1:4
  • 4. S Judges 18:17-18; S Hosea 8:5; S Hosea 9:1,3,11

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. "Beth Aven" means "house of wickedness" (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means "house of God" ).
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