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The LORD will demolish their altars and destroy their sacred stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hosea/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The hearts of the people are fickle; they are guilty and must be punished. The LORD will break down their altars and smash their sacred pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Their heart is false; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and destroy their pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Their heart is divided; Now they are held guilty. He will break down their altars; He will ruin their <i>sacred</i> pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their heart is deceitful; Now they must suffer for their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars <i>And</i> destroy their memorial stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Their heart is faithless; Now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars And destroy their sacred pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Their heart is faithless; Now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars <i>And</i> destroy their <i>sacred</i> pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Their heart is faithless; Now they must bear their guilt. Yahweh will break down their altars <i>And</i> destroy their <i>sacred</i> pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Their heart is divided (faithless); Now they must bear their guilt <i>and</i> punishment. The LORD will break down [the horns of] their altars; He will destroy their <i>idolatrous</i> pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will smite their altars, he will destroy their pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You are deceitful and disloyal. So you will pay for your sins, because the LORD will destroy your altars and images. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he shall smite their altars, he shall spoil their pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They are hypocrites. Now they must take their punishment. God will tear down their altars and destroy their stone markers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people whose hearts are deceitful must now suffer for their sins. God will break down their altars and destroy their sacred pillars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Their hearts are divided; from now on they are to be found guilty. God will tear down their altars, he will destroy their stone idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Their heart is slipping; soon they will be punished for their guilt. The LORD will break their altars; he will completely destroy their fertility pillars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Their heart is divided. Now they will be found guilty. He will demolish their altars. He will destroy their sacred stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Their heart is divided. Now they will be found guilty. He will demolish their altars. He will destroy their sacred stones. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Their heart has been divided, now they are guilty, "" He breaks down their altars, "" He destroys their standing-pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Their heart hath been divided, now they are guilty, He doth break down their altars, He doth destroy their standing-pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Their heart was divided; now shall they be guilty: he will break down their altars, he shall lay waste their images.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Their heart is divided: now they shall perish: he shall break down their idols, he shall destroy their altars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />His heart has been divided, so now they will cross the divide. He will break apart their images; he will plunder their sanctuaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Their heart is false! Now they will pay for their guilt: God will break down their altars and destroy their sacred pillars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Their heart is false; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars, and destroy their pillars.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Their heart is wavering; and from now they shall be condemned; he shall demolish their altars; he shall plunder their shrines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Their heart has been divided and from now they will be condemned; he will overthrow their altars and he shall plunder their high places<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Their heart is divided; Now shall they bear their guilt; He will break down their altars, He will spoil their pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They have divided their hearts; now shall they be utterly destroyed: he shall dig down their altars, their pillars shall mourn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/10-2.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=1493" 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">1</span>Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">Their hearts</a> <a href="/hebrew/2505.htm" title="2505: ḥā·laq (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be smooth, to apportion, separate. A primitive root; to be smooth; by implication to apportion or separate.">are devious;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">now</a> <a href="/hebrew/816.htm" title="816: ye’·šā·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To offend, be guilty. Or mashem; a primitive root; to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish.">they must bear their guilt.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6202.htm" title="6202: ya·‘ă·rōp̄ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to bend downward; but used only as a denominative from oreph, to break the neck; hence to destroy.">will break down</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bə·ḥō·w·ṯām (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">their altars</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: yə·šō·ḏêḏ (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">and demolish</a> <a href="/hebrew/4676.htm" title="4676: maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·w·ṯām (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- A pillar, stump. Feminine participle of natsab; something stationed, i.e. A column or; by analogy, an idol.">their sacred pillars.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for 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="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a></span><br />The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-8.htm">James 1:8</a></span><br />He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8</a></span><br />‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Ezekiel 33:31</a></span><br />So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a></span><br />No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">1 Kings 18:21</a></span><br />Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Psalm 12:2</a></span><br />They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">2 Kings 17:33-34</a></span><br />They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. / To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm">Zephaniah 1:5</a></span><br />those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">2 Corinthians 11:3</a></span><br />I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10</a></span><br />Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-16.htm">Revelation 3:16</a></span><br />So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-20.htm">1 John 3:20</a></span><br />Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-14.htm">Jeremiah 4:14</a></span><br />Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.</p><p class="hdg">Their heart is divided.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/7-8.htm">Hosea 7:8</a></b></br> Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">1 Kings 18:21</a></b></br> And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD <i>be</i> God, follow him: but if Baal, <i>then</i> follow him. And the people answered him not a word.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Isaiah 44:18</a></b></br> They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; <i>and</i> their hearts, that they cannot understand.</p><p class="hdg">break down.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Hosea 10:5-8</a></b></br> The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof <i>that</i> rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/8-5.htm">Hosea 8:5,6</a></b></br> Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast <i>thee</i> off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long <i>will it be</i> ere they attain to innocency? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/5-4.htm">1 Samuel 5:4</a></b></br> And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon <i>was</i> fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; 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The heart, in biblical terms, often represents the center of one's being, including thoughts, emotions, and will. Deviousness suggests deceit and a turning away from God’s commandments. This reflects the broader theme in Hosea of Israel's unfaithfulness, akin to spiritual adultery. The deceitful heart is a recurring theme in Scripture, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a>, which describes the heart as "deceitful above all things."<p><b>now they must bear their guilt.</b><br>The consequence of their devious hearts is the bearing of guilt, indicating divine judgment. In the covenantal context, Israel was bound to follow God's laws, and deviation brought about consequences. This phrase underscores the principle of divine justice, where sin leads to accountability. The concept of bearing guilt is also seen in Leviticus, where the people are warned of the repercussions of disobedience. It foreshadows the ultimate judgment and the need for atonement, pointing to the necessity of a savior.<p><b>The LORD will break down their altars</b><br>The altars refer to places of worship, often associated with idolatry in Israel's history. These altars were erected to foreign gods, violating the first commandment. The breaking down of altars signifies God's direct intervention to remove idolatry and restore true worship. This act is reminiscent of the reforms of kings like Hezekiah and Josiah, who destroyed high places to purify worship. It also prefigures the cleansing work of Christ, who purifies the temple of our hearts.<p><b>and demolish their sacred pillars.</b><br>Sacred pillars were stone structures associated with pagan worship, often linked to fertility rites and the worship of Baal. Their demolition represents the eradication of false religious practices. This action is consistent with God's commands in Deuteronomy to destroy all forms of idolatry upon entering the Promised Land. The removal of these pillars symbolizes the call to holiness and exclusive devotion to God, a theme that resonates throughout the prophetic writings and is fulfilled in the call to worship in spirit and truth through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, often referred to as Ephraim, which had turned away from God and engaged in idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is both just and merciful, calling His people back to faithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/altars_and_sacred_stones.htm">Altars and Sacred Stones</a></b><br>Objects of idolatrous worship in Israel, representing the people's unfaithfulness to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The consequence of Israel's deceitful heart and idolatry, leading to divine punishment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_deceitfulness_of_the_heart.htm">The Deceitfulness of the Heart</a></b><br>Our hearts can lead us astray, and we must be vigilant in seeking God's truth and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_idolatry.htm">Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry, whether ancient or modern, leads to separation from God and eventual judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_call_to_repentance.htm">God's Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Despite judgment, God desires repentance and restoration, offering hope to those who turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_true_worship.htm">The Importance of True Worship</a></b><br>Worship should be genuine and from the heart, not merely external or ritualistic.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/bearing_our_guilt.htm">Bearing Our Guilt</a></b><br>Acknowledging our sin and its consequences is the first step toward forgiveness and healing.<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/does_god_want_sacrifices.htm">Does God desire sacrifices? (Hosea 6:6 vs. Exodus 29:18)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_jehu_praised_yet_condemned.htm">How do we reconcile Hosea 1:4-5 with 2 Kings 10:30, where Jehu is commended, yet here his dynasty is condemned?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_high_places_remain_in_1_kings_15_14.htm">In 1 Kings 15:14, why are the high places said to remain, yet 2 Chronicles 14:3 claims Asa removed them?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/verify_god's_prophecies_without_proof.htm">Hosea 12:10: How do we verify God's prophetic revelations without external historical or textual proof?</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>(2) <span class= "bld">Their heart is divided</span> is the rendering of the LXX., Raschi, Aben-Ezra, and most ancient versions. But modern expositors prefer to translate "Their heart is treacherous (<span class= "ital">smooth</span>)<span class= "ital">."</span> The rest of the verse should run thus:--<span class= "ital">Now shall they suffer punishment. He shall break </span>(<span class= "ital">the horns of</span>)<span class= "ital"> their altars; he shall destroy their pillars.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Their heart is divided</span>. Here their wickedness is traced to its fountainhead; its source was in the corrupt state of the heart. Their heart was <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> divided, and so they halted between two opinions - between the worship of Jehovah and idolatry. <span class="accented">Chalaq</span> is taken in this signification by the Chaldee, Syriac, Septuagint, and Jerome, as also by the Hebrew commentators. The LXX. have <p><span class="note_emph">(a)</span> <span class="greek">ἐμέρισεν</span> in the singular, which affords some support to Hitzig's rendering, "He (God)divided their heart," - but this is unsuitable and unscriptural; another <p><span class="note_emph">(b)</span> reading of the same version is <span class="greek">ἐμέρισαν</span>, "They have divided their hearts," which is somewhat better, yet incorrect. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/10-2.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">Their hearts</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבָּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are devious;</span><br /><span class="heb">חָלַ֥ק</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·laq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2505.htm">Strong's 2505: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to apportion, separate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">now</span><br /><span class="heb">עַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they must bear their guilt.</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶאְשָׁ֑מוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ye’·šā·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_816.htm">Strong's 816: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be guilty, to be punished, perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֚וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will break down</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲרֹ֣ף</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·rōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6202.htm">Strong's 6202: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break the neck, to destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their altars</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(miz·bə·ḥō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and demolish</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשֹׁדֵ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šō·ḏêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their sacred pillars.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַצֵּבוֹתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4676.htm">Strong's 4676: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something stationed, a column, an idol</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/10-2.htm">Hosea 10:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/10-2.htm">Hosea 10:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/10-2.htm">Hosea 10:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/10-2.htm">Hosea 10:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/10-2.htm">Hosea 10:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/10-2.htm">Hosea 10:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/10-2.htm">Hosea 10:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/10-2.htm">Hosea 10:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/10-2.htm">Hosea 10:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/10-2.htm">Hosea 10:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/10-2.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 10:2 Their heart is divided (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/10-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 10:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 10:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/10-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 10:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 10:3" /></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>