Hosea 6:10 (DBY)

Passage

In the house of Israel have I seen a horrible thing: the whoredom of Ephraim is there; Israel is defiled.

Nearby Context

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

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

Hosea 6:10 In the house of Israel have I seen a horrible thing: the whoredom of Ephraim is there; Israel is defiled.

Hosea 6:11 Also, for thee, Judah, is a harvest appointed, when I shall turn again the captivity of my people.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "house", "israel", "seen", "horrible", "whoredom", "ephraim", and "defiled". 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 lie in..." into verse 11's "Also for thee Judah 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.