Hosea 10:1 — Israel is like a spreading vine that produces fruit for itself. The more fruit… — FBV | maBible
Read Hosea 10:1 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Hosea 10.1, Hosea 10v1, Os. 10:1. Israel is like a spreading vine that produces fruit for itself. The more fruit they produced, the more altars they built. The more productive the land, the more beautiful th…
Other reference formats: Hosea 10.1, Hosea 10v1, Os. 10:1.
1 Israel is like a spreading vine that produces fruit for itself. The more fruit they produced, the more altars they built. The more productive the land, the more beautiful they made the sacred pillars.
Notes and references
The word used here usually means “to lay waste.” While many translations use terms such as “luxuriant,” the point made here is that this vine is unpruned and overgrown, and additionally only produces fruit “for itself”—not a good description of a productive vine for the gardener.
Altars used for pagan worship.
Again, pagan symbols used for the worship of fertility gods.