Hosea 10:9 (KJV)

Passage

O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.

Nearby Context

Hosea 10:7 As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.

Hosea 10:8 The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

Hosea 10:9 O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.

Hosea 10:10 It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.

Hosea 10:11 And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "israel", "thou", "hast", "sinned", "days", "gibeah", "stood", and "battle". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "israel" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "The high places also of Aven the..." into verse 10's "It is in my desire that I...", so "israel" and "thou" 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 "israel" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.