Hosea 10:15 (GNV)

Passage

So shall Beth-el doe vnto you, because of your malicious wickednes: in a morning shall the King of Israel be destroied.

Nearby Context

Hosea 10:13 But you haue plowed wickednesse: ye haue reaped iniquitie: you haue eaten the fruite of lies: because thou didest trust in thine owne waies, and in the multitude of thy strong men,

Hosea 10:14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy munitions shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbell in the daie of battell: the mother with the children was dashed in pieces.

Hosea 10:15 So shall Beth-el doe vnto you, because of your malicious wickednes: in a morning shall the King of Israel be destroied.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "beth-el", "vnto", "malicious", "wickednes", "morning", and "king". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "beth-el", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy...", giving immediate footing for "shall" and "beth-el". In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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