Hosea 6:10 (ASV)

Passage

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there whoredom is [found] in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

Nearby Context

Hosea 6:8 Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is stained with blood.

Hosea 6:9 And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness.

Hosea 6:10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there whoredom is [found] in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

Hosea 6:11 Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee, when I bring back the captivity of my people.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "house", "israel", "seen", "horrible", "whoredom", "found", and "ephraim". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "house" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And as troops of robbers wait for..." into verse 11's "Also O Judah there is a harvest...", so "house" and "israel" belong inside that flow. In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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