Oseas 10:7

7 Samaria y su rey desapareceráncomo rama arrastrada por el agua.

Oseas 10:7 Meaning and Commentary

Hosea 10:7

[As for] Samaria
The metropolis of the ten tribes of Israel, and here put for the whole kingdom: her king is cut off;
which some understand of Pekah, who was killed by Hoshea; others of several of their kings cut off one after another, very suddenly and quickly, as the metaphor after used shows; or rather Hoshea the last king is meant, who was cut off by the king of Assyria; the present tense is used for the future, to denote the certainty of it. Aben Ezra thinks the verb "cut off" is to be repeated, Samaria is "cut off, her king [is] cut off"; both king and kingdom destroyed. So the Targum,

``Samaria is cut off with her king:''

as the foam upon the water;
as any light thing flowing upon it; as the bark of a tree, as Kimchi and Abarbinel; or as the scum upon a boiling pot of water, as Jarchi, and the Targum; or as foam, which is an assemblage of bubbles upon the water; such are kings and kingdoms, swell, look big and high for a while; but are mere bubbles, empty things; and are often suddenly, quickly, and easily destroyed; so Samaria and her king were by the Assyrian army; the Lord of hosts, the King of kings, being against them.

Oseas 10:7 In-Context

5 Temen los moradores de Samariapor el becerro que adoran en Bet Avén.El pueblo del becerro hará duelo por él,lo mismo que sus sacerdotes idólatras.Harán lamentos por su esplendor,porque se lo llevarán al destierro.

6 El becerro será llevado a Asiriacomo tributo para el gran rey.Efraín quedará avergonzado;Israel se avergonzará de sus ídolos.

7 Samaria y su rey desapareceráncomo rama arrastrada por el agua.

8 Serán destruidos sus santuarios paganos,lugares de pecado de Israel.¡Cardos y espinos crecerán sobre sus altares!Entonces dirán a las montañas: «¡Cúbrannos!»,y a las colinas: «¡Caigan sobre nosotros!»

9 «Tú, Israel, has venido pecandodesde los días de Guibeá,y allí te has mantenido.¡En Guibeá la guerratomará por sorpresa a los malvados!