Hosea 10:15 (LSB)

Passage

Thus it will be done to you at Bethel because of your evil of evils. At dawn the king of Israel will be completely ruined.

Nearby Context

Hosea 10:13 You have plowed wickedness; you have reaped injustice; You have eaten the fruit of deception. Because you have trusted in your way, in your abundant warriors,

Hosea 10:14 Therefore a rumbling will arise among your people, And all your fortifications will be destroyed, As Shalman destroyed Beth‑arbel on the day of battle, When mothers were dashed in pieces with their children.

Hosea 10:15 Thus it will be done to you at Bethel because of your evil of evils. At dawn the king of Israel will be completely ruined.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "done", "bethel", "evil", "evils", "dawn", "king", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "done", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Therefore a rumbling will arise among your...", giving immediate footing for "thus" and "done". In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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