Hosea 10:7 (DRB)

Passage

Samaria hath made her king to pass as froth upon the face of the water.

Nearby Context

Hosea 10:5 The inhabitants of Samaria have worshipped the calf of Bethaven: for the people thereof have mourned over it, and the wardens of its temple that rejoiced over it in its glory because it is departed from it.

Hosea 10:6 For itself also is carried into Assyria, a present to the avenging king: shame shall fall upon Ephraim, and Israel shall be confounded in his own will.

Hosea 10:7 Samaria hath made her king to pass as froth upon the face of the water.

Hosea 10:8 And the high places of the idol, the sin of Israel shall be destroyed: the bur and the thistle shall grow up over their altars: and they shall say to the mountains Cover us; and to the hills: Fall upon us.

Hosea 10:9 From the days of Gabaa, Israel hath sinned, there they stood: the battle in Gabaa against the children of iniquity shall not overtake them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "samaria", "hath", "king", "pass", "froth", "upon", "face", and "water". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "samaria" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For itself also is carried into Assyria..." into verse 8's "And the high places of the idol...", so "samaria" and "hath" 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 "samaria" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.