Hosea 10:2
What does Hosea 10:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Hosea 10:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will smite their altars, he will destroy their pillars.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will smite their altars, he will destroy their pillars.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Their mind is taken away; now they will be made waste: he will have their altars broken down, he will give their pillars to destruction.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Their heart hath been divided, now they are guilty, He doth break down their altars, He doth destroy their standing-pillars.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Their heart is divided: now they shall perish: he shall break down their idols, he shall destroy their altars.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will break down their altars, he will destroy their statues.
Context
v.1Israel is a luxuriant vine, that putteth forth his fruit: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied his altars; according to the goodness of their land they have made goodly pillars.
v.2This passage
v.3Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Revelation 3:15
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
- Micah 5:13
and I will cut off thy graven images and thy pillars out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands;
- Zephaniah 1:5
and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to Jehovah and swear by Malcam;
- Matthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
- Luke 16:13
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
- Jeremiah 43:13
He shall also break the pillars of Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of Egypt shall he burn with fire.
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