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Hosea 10

Hos. 10:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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βTheir heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
is divided
chalaq (Hebrew #2505)
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
KJV usage: deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-)part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).
Pronounce: khaw-lak'
Origin: a primitive root
; now shall they be found faulty
'asham (Hebrew #816)
a primitive root; to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish
KJV usage: X certainly, be(-come, made) desolate, destroy, X greatly, be(-come, found, hold) guilty, offend (acknowledge offence), trespass.
Pronounce: aw-sham'
Origin: or mashem {aw-shame'}
: he shall γbreak down
`araph (Hebrew #6202)
properly, to bend downward; but used only as a denominative from 6203, to break the neck; hence (figuratively) to destroy
KJV usage: that is beheaded, break down, break (cut off, strike off) neck.
Pronounce: aw-raf'
Origin: a primitive root (identical with 6201 through the idea of sloping)
their altars
mizbeach (Hebrew #4196)
an altar
KJV usage: altar.
Pronounce: miz-bay'-akh
Origin: from 2076
, he shall spoil
shadad (Hebrew #7703)
properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
KJV usage: dead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), X utterly, (lay) waste.
Pronounce: shaw-dad'
Origin: a primitive root
their images
matstsebah (Hebrew #4676)
something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol
KJV usage: garrison, (standing) image, pillar.
Pronounce: mats-tsay-baw'
Origin: feminine (causatively) participle of 5324
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or, He hath, divided their heart.
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behead,
1 Sam. 5:4• 4And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of Jehovah. And the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. (1 Sam. 5:4)
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Cross References

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Their heart is divided.
or, He hath divided their heart.
Hos. 7:8• 8Ephraim, he mixeth himself with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned. (Hos. 7:8)
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1 Kings 18:21• 21And Elijah came unto all the people and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if Jehovah be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. (1 Kings 18:21)
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Isa. 44:18• 18They have no knowledge and understand not: for he hath plastered their eyes, that they see not; [and] their hearts that they understand not. (Isa. 44:18)
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Zeph. 1:5• 5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear to Jehovah, and that swear by Malcham. (Zeph. 1:5)
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Matt. 6:24• 24No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. (Matt. 6:24)
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Luke 16:13• 13No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will cleave to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. (Luke 16:13)
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2 Thess. 2:11‑12• 11And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error that they should believe falsehood,
 12that all might be judged who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. (2 Thess. 2:11‑12)
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James 1:8• 8a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. (James 1:8)
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James 4:4• 4Adulteresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore shall be minded to be friend of the world is constituted enemy of God. (James 4:4)
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1 John 2:15• 15Love not the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loveth the world, the love of the Father is not in him: (1 John 2:15)
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Rev. 3:15‑16• 15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.
 16So, because thou art lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I am about to spue thee out of my mouth. (Rev. 3:15‑16)
break down.
Heb. behead.
Hos. 10:5‑8• 5For the calves of Beth-aven the inhabitants of Samaria fear; yea, the people thereof mourn over them, and the priests thereof [that] rejoiced over them for its glory, because it is departed from it.
 6This also shall be carried to Assyria a present to the contentious king: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel be ashamed of his own counsel.
 7As for Samaria, her king is cut off as foam on the face of the water.
 8The high places 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. (Hos. 10:5‑8)
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Hos. 8:5‑6• 5Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to purity?
 6For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. (Hos. 8:5‑6)
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1 Sam. 5:4• 4And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of Jehovah. And the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. (1 Sam. 5:4)
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Jer. 43:13• 13He shall break also the images of Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire. (Jer. 43:13)
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Mic. 5:13• 13Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy statues out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more bow down to the work of thy hands. (Mic. 5:13)
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Zech. 13:2• 2And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land. (Zech. 13:2)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will break down their altars, he will destroy their statuesh.

JND Translation Notes

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See Note, ch. 3.4.

W. Kelly Translation

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Their heart is divided; now shall they be guilty. he will cut off their altars; he will spoil their statuesa.

WK Translation Notes

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Or, images.