Hosea 10:1
KonteksIsrael is Guilty of Fertility Cult Worship
10:1 Israel was a fertile vine
that yielded fruit.
As his fruit multiplied,
he multiplied altars to Baal. 1
As his land prospered,
they adorned the fertility pillars.
Hosea 14:5
Konteks14:5 I will be like the dew to Israel;
he will blossom like a lily,
he will send down his roots like a cedar of 2 Lebanon.
[10:1] 1 tn The phrase “to Baal” does not appear in the Hebrew text here, but is implied; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. Cf. NCV “altars for idols”; NLT “altars of their foreign gods.”
[14:5] 2 tn Heb “like Lebanon” (so KJV; also in the following verse). The phrase “a cedar of” does not appear in the Hebrew text; it is supplied in translation for clarity. Cf. TEV “the trees of Lebanon”; NRSV “the forests of Lebanon.”