Hosea 10:15 (KJV)

Passage

So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.

Nearby Context

Hosea 10:13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.

Hosea 10:14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.

Hosea 10:15 So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "bethel", "great", "wickedness", "morning", "king", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "bethel", 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 "bethel". 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 "bethel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.