I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
What does Hosea 9:10 mean?
Time had been when the spiritual watchmen of Israel were with the Lord, but now they were like the snare of a fowler to entangle persons to their ruin. The people were become as corrupt as those of Gibeah, Judg.
Key themes
LoveWisdomJustice and mercyCovenant love
Read with
Keep this verse inside Hosea 9:7-10 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Baal-peor Place
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Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Khirbet Ayun Musa.