The Vine and the Calf
it yields fruit for itself.
The more his fruit increased,
the more he increased the altars. Hs 8:11; 12:11
The better his land produced,
the better they made the sacred pillars. 1Kg 14:23; Hs 3:4
now they must bear their guilt. Hs 13:16
The Lord will break down their altars Mc 5:13
and demolish their sacred pillars.
3In fact, they are now saying,
“We have no king!
For we do not fear the Lord. Ps 12:4; Is 5:19
What can a king do for us? ”
4They speak mere words,
taking false oaths while making covenants. Ezk 17:13-19; Hs 4:2
So lawsuits break out
like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field. Dt 31:16-17; 2Kg 17:3-4
5The residents of Samaria Hs 7:1 will have anxiety
over the calf Hs 8:5-6 of Beth-aven. Hs 4:15; 5:8
Indeed, its idolatrous priests rejoiced over it;
the people will mourn over it,
over its glory. Hs 9:11
It will certainly depart from them.
6The calf itself will be taken to Assyria Hs 11:5
as an offering to the great king. Or to King Yareb Hs 5:13
Ephraim will experience shame; Hs 4:7
Israel will be ashamed of its counsel. Is 30:3; Jr 7:24
like foam Or a stick on the surface of the water.
will be destroyed;
thorns and thistles will grow over their altars. Is 32:13; Hs 9:6
They will say to the mountains, Lk 23:30; Rv 6:16 “Cover us! ”
and to the hills, “Fall on us! ” Rv 6:16
Israel’s Defeat because of Sin
9Israel, you have sinned
since the days of Gibeah; Hs 5:8; 9:9
they have taken their stand there.
Will not war against the unjust
overtake them in Gibeah?
nations will be gathered against them
to put them in bondage LXX, Syr, Vg read against them when they are disciplined
for their two crimes. Jdg 19–21; 1Kg 12:28-30
11Ephraim is a well-trained calf Jr 5:11; Hs 4:16
that loves to thresh,
but I will place a yoke on Lit will pass over her fine neck. Jr 28:14
I will harness Ephraim; Ps 66:12
Judah will plow;
Jacob will do the final plowing.
12Sow righteousness for yourselves Pr 11:18
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground. Jr 4:3
It is time to seek the Lord Hs 4:1; 12:6
until He comes Hs 6:3 and sends righteousness
on you like the rain. Is 44:3; 45:8
13You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; Jb 4:8; Gl 6:7
you have eaten the fruit of lies. Hs 4:2; 7:3; 11:12
Because you have trusted in your own way LXX reads your chariots
and in your large number of soldiers, Ps 33:16
14the roar of battle will rise against your people,
and all your fortifications will be demolished Is 17:3
in a day of war,
like Shalman’s destruction of Beth-arbel.
Mothers will be dashed to pieces
along with their children. Hs 13:16
15So it will be done to you, Bethel, Hs 4:15; 10:5
because of your extreme evil.
At dawn the king of Israel will be totally destroyed.
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