10:1 Israel is a luxuriant vine;
He produces fruit for himself.
The more his fruit,
The more altars he made;
The ①richer his land,
The better ②he made the memorial stones.
▷ ①Lit better ②Lit they
10:2 Their heart is ①deceitful;
Now they must suffer for their guilt.
②The LORD will break down their altars
And destroy their memorial stones.
▷ ①Lit slippery; or divided ②Lit He
10:3 Certainly now they will say, “We have no king,
For we do not revere the LORD.
As for the king, what can he do for us?”
10:4 They speak mere words,
①With worthless oaths they make covenants;
And judgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
▷ ①Or Swearing falsely in making a covenant
10:5 The inhabitants of Samaria will fear
For the ①calf of Beth-aven.
Indeed, its people will mourn for it,
And its idolatrous priests ②will cry out over it,
Over its glory, since it has left it.
▷ ①As in some ancient versions; MT calves ②Or who used to rejoice over
10:6 The thing itself will be brought to Assyria
As a gift of tribute to ①King Jareb;
Ephraim will ②be seized with shame,
And Israel will be ashamed of its own plan.
▷ ①Another reading is the great king; or the contentious king ②Lit receive shame
10:7 Samaria will be destroyed with her king,
Like a twig on the surface of the water.
10:8 Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed;
Thorns and thistles will grow on their altars;
Then they will say to the mountains,
“Cover us!” And to the hills, “Fall on us!”
10:9 Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, Israel;
There they stand!
Will the battle against the sons of injustice not overtake them in Gibeah?
10:10 When it is My desire, I will ①discipline them;
And the peoples will be gathered against them
When they are bound for their double guilt.
▷ ①Or instruct
10:11 Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh,
①And I passed over her lovely neck;
I will harness Ephraim,
Judah will plow, Jacob will ②harrow for himself.
▷ ①Or But I put a yoke on her lovely ②I.e., pull a harrow, a farming device
10:12 Sow for yourselves, with a view to righteousness;
Harvest in accordance with ①kindness.
Break up your uncultivated ground,
For it is time to seek the LORD
Until He comes and rains righteousness on you.
▷ ①Or loyalty
10:13 You have plowed wickedness, you have harvested injustice,
You have eaten the fruit of lies.
Because you have trusted in your way, in your many warriors,
10:14 An uproar will arise among your people,
And all your fortresses will be destroyed,
As Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle,
When mothers were ①slaughtered with their children.
▷ ①Lit shattered
10:15 So it will be done to you at Bethel because of your great wickedness.
At dawn the king of Israel will be completely destroyed.
He produces fruit for himself.
The more his fruit,
The more altars he made;
The ①richer his land,
The better ②he made the memorial stones.
▷ ①Lit better ②Lit they
10:2 Their heart is ①deceitful;
Now they must suffer for their guilt.
②The LORD will break down their altars
And destroy their memorial stones.
▷ ①Lit slippery; or divided ②Lit He
10:3 Certainly now they will say, “We have no king,
For we do not revere the LORD.
As for the king, what can he do for us?”
10:4 They speak mere words,
①With worthless oaths they make covenants;
And judgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
▷ ①Or Swearing falsely in making a covenant
10:5 The inhabitants of Samaria will fear
For the ①calf of Beth-aven.
Indeed, its people will mourn for it,
And its idolatrous priests ②will cry out over it,
Over its glory, since it has left it.
▷ ①As in some ancient versions; MT calves ②Or who used to rejoice over
10:6 The thing itself will be brought to Assyria
As a gift of tribute to ①King Jareb;
Ephraim will ②be seized with shame,
And Israel will be ashamed of its own plan.
▷ ①Another reading is the great king; or the contentious king ②Lit receive shame
10:7 Samaria will be destroyed with her king,
Like a twig on the surface of the water.
10:8 Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed;
Thorns and thistles will grow on their altars;
Then they will say to the mountains,
“Cover us!” And to the hills, “Fall on us!”
10:9 Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, Israel;
There they stand!
Will the battle against the sons of injustice not overtake them in Gibeah?
10:10 When it is My desire, I will ①discipline them;
And the peoples will be gathered against them
When they are bound for their double guilt.
▷ ①Or instruct
10:11 Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh,
①And I passed over her lovely neck;
I will harness Ephraim,
Judah will plow, Jacob will ②harrow for himself.
▷ ①Or But I put a yoke on her lovely ②I.e., pull a harrow, a farming device
10:12 Sow for yourselves, with a view to righteousness;
Harvest in accordance with ①kindness.
Break up your uncultivated ground,
For it is time to seek the LORD
Until He comes and rains righteousness on you.
▷ ①Or loyalty
10:13 You have plowed wickedness, you have harvested injustice,
You have eaten the fruit of lies.
Because you have trusted in your way, in your many warriors,
10:14 An uproar will arise among your people,
And all your fortresses will be destroyed,
As Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle,
When mothers were ①slaughtered with their children.
▷ ①Lit shattered
10:15 So it will be done to you at Bethel because of your great wickedness.
At dawn the king of Israel will be completely destroyed.