Hosea 10:8 (GNV)

Passage

The hie places also of Auen shall be destroied, euen the sinne of Israel: the thorne and the thistle shall growe vpon their altars, and they shall say to the mountaines, Couer vs, and to the hils, Fall vpon vs.

Nearby Context

Hosea 10:6 It shall bee also brought to Asshur, for a present vnto King Iareb: Ephraim shall receiue shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his owne counsell.

Hosea 10:7 Of Samaria, the King thereof is destroyed as the some vpon the water.

Hosea 10:8 The hie places also of Auen shall be destroied, euen the sinne of Israel: the thorne and the thistle shall growe vpon their altars, and they shall say to the mountaines, Couer vs, and to the hils, Fall vpon vs.

Hosea 10:9 O Israel, thou hast sinned from the daies of Gibeah: there they stoode: the battell in Gibeah against the children of iniquitie did not touch them.

Hosea 10:10 It is my desire that I should chastice them, and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall gather themselues in their two furrowes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "places", "auen", "shall", "destroied", "euen", "sinne", "israel", and "thorne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "places" and "auen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Of Samaria the King thereof is destroyed..." into verse 9's "O Israel thou hast sinned from the...", so "places" and "auen" 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 "places" and "auen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.