Hosea 10:14 (DBY)

Passage

And a tumult shall arise among thy peoples, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces with the children.

Nearby Context

Hosea 10:12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

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

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

Hosea 10:15 So shall Bethel do unto you because of the wickedness of your wickedness: at day-break shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "tumult", "shall", "arise", "peoples", "fortresses", "spoiled", and "shalman". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "tumult" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Ye have ploughed wickedness reaped iniquity eaten..." into verse 15's "So shall Bethel do unto you because...", so "tumult" and "shall" 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 "tumult" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.