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General Information:
Hosea is speaking about Israel.
Beth Aven
This was a city on the border between the northern kingdom of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin in the southern kingdom. See how you translated this in Hosea 4:15. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
They will be carried to Assyria
This can be stated in active form. AT: "The Assyrians will carry them away" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
Ephraim will be disgraced, and Israel will be ashamed of its idol
This can be stated in active form. AT: "And the people of Israel will be very ashamed because they had worshiped idols" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
its idol
Many versions interpret the Hebrew word in this passage as "advice," "plans," or "intentions."
translationWords
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/samaria
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/cow
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mourn
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/joy
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/splendor
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/assyria
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ephraim
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/disgrace
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shame
- rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod