Hosea 10:1 (DBY)

Passage

Israel is an unpruned vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly statues.

Nearby Context

Hosea 10:1 Israel is an unpruned vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly statues.

Hosea 10:2 Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will break down their altars, he will destroy their statues.

Hosea 10:3 For now they will say, We have no king, for we feared not Jehovah; and a king, what can he do for us?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "israel", "unpruned", "vine", "bringeth", "forth", "fruit", "himself", and "abundance". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "israel" and "unpruned", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Their heart is divided now shall they...", so "israel" and "unpruned" should be read forward into that movement. In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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