Hosea 10:5
New King James Version
5 The inhabitants of Samaria fear
Because of the (A)calf[a] of Beth Aven.
For its people mourn for it,
And [b]its priests shriek for it—
Because its (B)glory has departed from it.
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:5 Lit. calves, images
- Hosea 10:5 idolatrous priests
Hosea 10:5
English Standard Version
5 The inhabitants of Samaria tremble
for (A)the calf[a] of (B)Beth-aven.
Its people mourn for it, and so do its idolatrous priests—
those who rejoiced over it and (C)over its glory—
for it has departed[b] from them.
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:5 Or calves
- Hosea 10:5 Or has gone into exile
Hosea 10:5
King James Version
5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: 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.
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