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Hosea 10:1

Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.

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ASV

Israel is a luxuriant vine, that putteth forth his fruit: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied his altars; according to the goodness of their land they have made goodly pillars.

KJV

Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
גֶּ֤פֶןGe.fen[was] a vineH1612 →
בּוֹקֵק֙bo.KekluxuriantH1238 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
פְּרִ֖יpe.RifruitH6529 →
יְשַׁוֶּה־ye.sha.veh-he madeH7737 →
לּ֑וֹlofor himself
כְּרֹ֣בke.Rowhen [it] became numerousH7230 →
לְפִרְי֗וֹle.fir.Yoto fruit hisH6529 →
הִרְבָּה֙hir.Bahhe multipliedH7235 →
לַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתla.miz.be.Chot<to> the altarsH4196 →
כְּט֣וֹבke.Tovaccording to [the] goodH2896 →
לְאַרְצ֔וֹle.'ar.Tzoof land hisH776 →
הֵיטִ֖יבוּhei.Ti.vuthey made goodH3190 →
מַצֵּבֽוֹת׃ma.tze.Votsacred pillarsH4676 →

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John 15:1“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.Hosea 8:11Though Ephraim multiplied the altars for sin, they became his altars for sinning.Hosea 12:11Is there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.Leviticus 26:1“You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God.Philippians 2:21For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.Isaiah 5:1–7I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.1 Kings 14:23They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.Jeremiah 2:28But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah.Romans 14:7–8For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.Ezekiel 15:2“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?Hosea 4:7The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.John 15:1–6“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.Ezekiel 15:1–5Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,Isaiah 5:2He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!Ezekiel 16:17You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself.Luke 12:21This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”Hosea 8:4They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.2 Corinthians 5:16So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

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The one complaint that is not about barrenness. Israel prospered, and spent the prosperity on altars to other gods.

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