Hosea 10:1 (GNV)

Passage

Israel is a emptie vine, yet hath it brought foorth fruite vnto it selfe, and according to the multitude of the fruite thereof he hath increased the altars: according to the goodnesse of their lande they haue made faire images.

Nearby Context

Hosea 10:1 Israel is a emptie vine, yet hath it brought foorth fruite vnto it selfe, and according to the multitude of the fruite thereof he hath increased the altars: according to the goodnesse of their lande they haue made faire images.

Hosea 10:2 Their heart is deuided: nowe shall they be founde faultie: he shall breake downe their altars: he shall destroy their images.

Hosea 10:3 For now they shall say, We haue no King because we feared not the Lord: and what should a King doe to vs?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "israel", "emptie", "vine", "hath", "brought", "foorth", "fruite", and "vnto". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "israel" and "emptie", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Their heart is deuided nowe shall they...", so "israel" and "emptie" 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 "emptie" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.