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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Hosea 10

Chapter 10

Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.

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Isaiah 5:1-7 Ezekiel 15:1-5 Nahum 2:2 John 15:1-6

an empty vine

or, a vine emptying the fruit which it giveth. unto.

Zechariah 7:5,6 Romans 14:7,8 2 Corinthians 5:16 Philippians 2:21

to the multitude

2:8 8:4,11 12:8,11 13:2,6 Jeremiah 2:28

images

Heb. statues, or standing images.

Leviticus 26:1 1 Kings 14:23 *marg:

Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.

Their heart is divided

or, He hath divided their heart.

7:8 1 Kings 18:21 Isaiah 44:18 Zephaniah 1:5 Matthew 6:24 Luke 16:13 2 Thessalonians 2:11,12 James 1:8 4:4 1 John 2:15 Revelation 3:15,16

break down

Heb. behead.

5-8 8:5,6 1 Samuel 5:4 Jeremiah 43:13 Micah 5:13 Zechariah 13:2

For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?

We have

7,15 3:4 11:5 13:11 Genesis 49:10 Micah 4:9 John 19:15

They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

swearing

6:7 2 Kings 17:3,4 Ezekiel 17:13-19 Romans 1:31 2 Timothy 3:3

thus

Deuteronomy 29:18 Isaiah 5:7 59:13-15 Amos 5:7 6:12 Acts 8:23 Hebrews 12:15 Revelation 8:10,11

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 calves

8:5,6 13:2 1 Kings 12:28-32 2 Kings 10:29 17:16 2 Chronicles 11:15 13:8

Beth-aven

4:15 5:8 Joshua 7:2

for the people

Judges 18:24 Revelation 18:11-19

the priests

or, Chemarim.

2 Kings 23:5 *marg:; Zephaniah 1:4

for the glory

9:11 1 Samuel 4:21,22 Acts 19:27

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.

carried

8:6 Isaiah 46:1,2 Jeremiah 43:12,13 Daniel 11:8

a present

5:13 2 Kings 17:3

receive

4:19 Isaiah 1:29 44:9-11 45:16 Jeremiah 2:26,27,36,37 3:24,25 48:13 Ezekiel 36:31

ashamed

11:6 Job 18:7 Isaiah 30:3 Jeremiah 7:24 Micah 6:16

As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.

Samaria

1 Kings 21:1 2 Kings 1:3

king

3,15 2 Kings 15:30 17:4

the water

Heb. the face of the waters.

Jude 1:13

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.

high places

5 4:15 5:8

the sin

Deuteronomy 9:21 1 Kings 12:28-30 13:34 14:16 Amos 8:14 Micah 1:5,13

the thorn

9:6 Isaiah 32:13 34:13

their altars

1 Kings 13:2 2 Kings 23:15 2 Chronicles 31:1 34:5-7

they shall

Isaiah 2:19 Luke 23:30 Revelation 6:16 9:6

O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.

from

9:9 Judges 19:22-30 20:5,13,14

the battle

Judges 20:17-48

did

Genesis 6:5 8:21 Zephaniah 3:6,7 Matthew 23:31,32

It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.

in my

Deuteronomy 28:63 Isaiah 1:24 Jeremiah 15:6 Ezekiel 5:13 16:42

and the

8:1,10 Jeremiah 16:16 21:4 Ezekiel 16:37 23:9,46 Micah 4:10-13 Zechariah 14:2,3 Matthew 22:7

they, etc

or, I shall bind them for their two transgressions, or, in their two habitations.

And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

an heifer

4:16 Jeremiah 50:11

and loveth

2:5 3:1 9:1 Deuteronomy 25:4 Romans 16:18

but

11:4

her fair neck

Heb. the beauty of her neck. Judah.

2 Chronicles 28:5-8 Isaiah 28:24

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

Sow

8:7 Psalms 126:5,6 Proverbs 11:18 18:21 Ecclesiastes 11:6 Isaiah 32:20 James 3:18

break

Jeremiah 4:3,4

time

Psalms 105:4 Isaiah 31:1 55:6 Jeremiah 29:12-14 50:4 Amos 5:4,6,8,15 Zephaniah 2:1-3 Luke 13:24

rain

6:3 Psalms 72:6 Isaiah 5:6 30:23 44:3 45:8 Ezekiel 34:26 Acts 2:18 1 Corinthians 3:6,7

Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.

plowed

8:7 Job 4:8 Proverbs 22:8 Galatians 6:7,8

eaten

Proverbs 1:31 12:19 18:20,21 19:5

didst

Psalms 52:7 62:10

in the

Psalms 33:16 Ecclesiastes 9:11

Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.

shall a

13:16 Isaiah 22:1-4 33:14 Amos 3:8 9:5

and all

2 Kings 17:16 18:9,10 Jeremiah 48:41 Nahum 3:12 Habakkuk 1:10

as

2 Kings 18:33 19:11-13

the mother

13:16 Genesis 32:11 Isaiah 13:16-18 Jeremiah 13:14 Nahum 3:10

So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.

shall Beth-el

5 Amos 7:9-17

your great wickedness

Heb. the evil of your evil.

Romans 7:13

in

3,7 Isaiah 16:14