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they will float away like driftwood on an ocean wave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Samaria’s king shall perish like a twig on the face of the waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>As for</i> Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>As for</i> Samaria, her king is cut off Like a twig on the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Samaria will be destroyed <i>with</i> her king, Like a twig on the surface of the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Samaria will be cut off with her king Like a stick on the surface of the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Samaria will be cut off <i>with</i> her king, Like a stick on the surface of the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Samaria will be ruined <i>with</i> her king Like a stick on the surface of the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As for Samaria, her king will be cut off <i>and</i> float away Like a twig on the surface of the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Samaria’s king will disappear like foam on the surface of the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Samaria&#8217s king will disappear like foam on the surface of the water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As for Samaria, her king is cut off, as foam upon the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Like a twig in a stream, the king of Samaria will be swept away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As for Samaria, her king is cut off, as foam upon the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The king of Samaria will be carried away like a piece of wood on water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Their king will be carried off, like a chip of wood on water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Samaria's king will float away like driftwood on the surface of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Samaria and its king will be carried off like a twig on the surface of the waters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Samaria and her king float away, like a twig on the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Samaria and her king float away like a twig on the water. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Samaria is cut off! Its king [is] as wrath on the face of the waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Cut off is Samaria! Its king is as a chip on the face of the waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Shomeron, her king was cut off as chiefs upon the face of the waters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Samaria hath made her king to pass as froth upon the face of the water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Samaria has required her king to pass by, like foam on the face of the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Samaria and her king will disappear, like a twig upon the waters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Samaria’s king shall perish like a chip on the face of the waters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Samaria has cast away her king like a chip on the face of the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Samaria sent her King like a chip on the face of the waters<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As for Samaria, her king is cut off, As foam upon the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Samaria has cast off her king as a twig on the surface of the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/10-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=1553" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/10.htm">Retribution for Israel's Sin</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8111.htm" title="8111: šō·mə·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Capital of N. kingdom of Isr. From the active participle of shamar; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine.">Samaria</a> <a href="/hebrew/1820.htm" title="1820: niḏ·meh (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. To destroy.">will be carried off</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·kāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- King. From malak; a king.">with her king</a> <a href="/hebrew/7110.htm" title="7110: kə·qe·ṣep̄ (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- A splinter, rage, strife. From qatsaph; a splinter; figuratively, rage or strife.">like a twig</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">the surface</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">of the water.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-7.htm">Isaiah 8:7-8</a></span><br />the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks. / It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Isaiah 28:1</a></span><br />Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Jeremiah 48:18</a></span><br />Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-26.htm">Jeremiah 13:26</a></span><br />So I will pull your skirts up over your face, that your shame may be seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Ezekiel 19:12</a></span><br />But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/11-19.htm">Daniel 11:19</a></span><br />After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-11.htm">Amos 3:11</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-6.htm">Micah 1:6</a></span><br />Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a planting area for a vineyard. I will pour her stones into the valley and expose her foundations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-5.htm">Nahum 3:5-6</a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms. / I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Zephaniah 1:4</a></span><br />“I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-15.htm">Luke 10:15</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-31.htm">John 12:31</a></span><br />Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-22.htm">Romans 11:22</a></span><br />Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam on the water.</p><p class="hdg">Samaria.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-1.htm">1 Kings 21:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass after these things, <i>that</i> Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which <i>was</i> in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/1-3.htm">2 Kings 1:3</a></b></br> But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, <i>Is it</i> not because <i>there is</i> not a God in Israel, <i>that</i> ye go to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?</p><p class="hdg">king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/10-3.htm">Hosea 10:3,15</a></b></br> For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/15-30.htm">2 Kings 15:30</a></b></br> And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-4.htm">2 Kings 17:4</a></b></br> And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as <i>he had done</i> year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.</p><p class="hdg">the water.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jude/1-13.htm">Jude 1:13</a></b></br> Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/6-11.htm">Chips</a> <a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Face</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-16.htm">Float</a> <a href="/psalms/46-3.htm">Foam</a> <a href="/hosea/6-4.htm">Mist</a> <a href="/daniel/2-18.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Stick</a> <a href="/daniel/8-5.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-5.htm">Twig</a> <a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Water</a> <a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/6-11.htm">Chips</a> <a href="/hosea/10-15.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/hosea/12-4.htm">Face</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-6.htm">Float</a> <a href="/luke/9-39.htm">Foam</a> <a href="/hosea/13-3.htm">Mist</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/amos/4-11.htm">Stick</a> <a href="/amos/5-8.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Twig</a> <a href="/hosea/13-5.htm">Water</a> <a href="/joel/1-20.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Israel is reproved and threatened for their impiety and idolatry, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">and exhorted to repentance.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hosea/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Samaria will be carried off</b><br>Samaria, the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, represents the political and spiritual center of the nation. The phrase indicates impending judgment and exile due to the people's idolatry and unfaithfulness to God. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled when the Assyrians conquered Samaria in 722 BC, leading to the deportation of its inhabitants. This event is a direct consequence of Israel's persistent sin, as warned by prophets like Hosea.<p><b>with her king</b><br>The king of Israel, likely referring to Hoshea, the last king of the Northern Kingdom, symbolizes the leadership that failed to guide the people in righteousness. The king's fate is intertwined with that of the nation, highlighting the principle that leaders bear responsibility for the spiritual direction of their people. This reflects the biblical theme of accountability, as seen in other scriptures where leaders' actions impact the entire community (e.g., <a href="/1_kings/14-16.htm">1 Kings 14:16</a>).<p><b>like a twig on the surface of the water</b><br>This simile illustrates the helplessness and inevitability of Samaria's downfall. A twig on water is easily carried away by currents, symbolizing the lack of control and stability. This imagery emphasizes the futility of relying on political alliances or military strength instead of trusting in God. The metaphor also connects to the broader biblical narrative of judgment and redemption, where human efforts are insufficient without divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>The capital city of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, often used to represent the entire kingdom. It was a center of idolatry and political intrigue.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_king_of_samaria.htm">The King of Samaria</a></b><br>Represents the leadership of the Northern Kingdom, which was often characterized by unfaithfulness to God and alliances with foreign powers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_northern_kingdom_of_israel.htm">The Northern Kingdom of Israel</a></b><br>The ten tribes that split from Judah after Solomon's reign, frequently falling into idolatry and eventually conquered by Assyria.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyrian_conquest.htm">Assyrian Conquest</a></b><br>The historical event where the Assyrian Empire conquered the Northern Kingdom, leading to the exile of its people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_hosea.htm">Prophet Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to Israel, using his own life as a symbolic representation of God's relationship with Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Just as Samaria and its king were swept away, so too can our lives be destabilized when we place anything above God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fleeting_nature_of_earthly_power.htm">The Fleeting Nature of Earthly Power</a></b><br>Earthly power and security, like a twig on water, are temporary and unreliable. True security is found in God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is just and inevitable for those who persist in rebellion. We must heed His warnings and turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>The downfall of Samaria highlights the impact of ungodly leadership. We should pray for and support leaders who honor God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_repentance.htm">Hope in Repentance</a></b><br>While judgment is certain for unrepentant sin, God's desire is for His people to return to Him, offering hope and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'reap_the_whirlwind'_mean.htm">What does 'sow the wind, reap the whirlwind' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/hosea_8_7__hyperbole_or_real_devastation.htm">Hosea 8:7: Is the prophecy about reaping the whirlwind hyperbole, or did Israel actually face proportional devastation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_isaiah_10_7-11.htm">Isaiah 10:7-11: Is there sufficient historical or archaeological evidence supporting the extensive conquests described here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_kings_7_23_fit_geometry.htm">How does 1 Kings 7:23 reconcile the molten sea's dimensions (10 cubits across yet 30 cubits in circumference) with basic geometry?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Foam</span> . . . <span class= "bld">Water.--</span>One of the most striking images in the prophecy. The word <span class= "ital">qetseph,</span> rendered "foam"--<span class= "ital">Speaker's Commentary</span> reads "bubble"--properly signifies "chip" or "fragment." Translate: <span class= "ital">Like a chip on the waters' surface.</span> The king is tossed on the raging seas of political life like a helpless fragment. Such was the instability of the throne of Israel at this period. (Comp. <a href="/hosea/13-11.htm" title="I gave you a king in my anger, and took him away in my wrath.">Hosea 13:11</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As for Samaria, her king is out off as the foam upon the water</span> (face <span class="accented">of the</span> waters). Instead of the throne of Samaria being established, or the kingdom consolidated by the idolatrous measures which Jeroboam had adopted for the purpose, the king himself was cut off as foam upon the surface of the waters, or as a chip carried off by the current, and the kingdom ingloriously ruined. Though the sense is sufficiently plain, the sentence has been variously constructed. Thus <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> one of the Hebrew commentators renders it, "In the city of Samaria her king has been made like foam on the surface of the water" (be being understood and <span class="hebrew">נדמה</span> taken in the sense of "being like"). <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> Rashi, understanding the verb to signify being "reduced to silence," explains, "The King of Samaria is brought to silence." <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> The correct signification of the verb, however, is "cut off" or "annihilated," while the construction may be . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/10-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Samaria</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁמְר֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(šō·mə·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8111.htm">Strong's 8111: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be carried off</span><br /><span class="heb">נִדְמֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(niḏ·meh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1820.htm">Strong's 1820: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dumb, silent, to fail, perish, trans, to destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[with] her king</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכָּ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(mal·kāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a twig</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּקֶ֖צֶף</span> <span class="translit">(kə·qe·ṣep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7110.htm">Strong's 7110: </a> </span><span class="str2">A splinter, rage, strife</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the surface</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the water.</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/10-7.htm">Hosea 10:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/10-7.htm">Hosea 10:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/10-7.htm">Hosea 10:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/10-7.htm">Hosea 10:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/10-7.htm">Hosea 10:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/10-7.htm">Hosea 10:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/10-7.htm">Hosea 10:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/10-7.htm">Hosea 10:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/10-7.htm">Hosea 10:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/10-7.htm">Hosea 10:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/10-7.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 10:7 Samaria and her king float away like (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/10-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 10:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 10:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/10-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 10:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 10:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>