Hosea 10:15 (ASV)

Passage

So shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: at daybreak shall the king of Israel be utterly cut off.

Nearby Context

Hosea 10:13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies; for thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.

Hosea 10:14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces with her children.

Hosea 10:15 So shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: at daybreak shall the king of Israel be utterly cut off.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "beth-el", "great", "wickedness", "daybreak", "king", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "beth-el", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy...", giving immediate footing for "shall" and "beth-el". In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "beth-el" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.