Hosea 10:5 Meaning
The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: 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.
Context Explained
3For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
4They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
5The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: 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.
6It 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.
7As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
1 John 5:21
John warns against idols, connecting to the theme of idolatry in Hosea.
Matthew 24:15
Jesus refers to the abomination of desolation, paralleling the mourning over idolatry.
Ezekiel 6:6
Ezekiel also speaks of the consequences of idolatry and its impact on the people.
Source: Hosea 10:5