Hosea 10:15 (YLT)

Passage

Thus hath Beth-El done to you, Because of the evil of your wickedness, In the dawn cut off utterly is a king of Israel!

Nearby Context

Hosea 10:13 Ye have ploughed wickedness, Perversity ye have reaped, Ye have eaten the fruit of lying, For thou hast trusted in thy way, In the abundance of thy might.

Hosea 10:14 And rise doth a tumult among thy people, And all thy fortresses are spoiled, As the spoiling of Shalman of Beth-Arbel, In a day of battle, Mother against sons dashed in pieces.

Hosea 10:15 Thus hath Beth-El done to you, Because of the evil of your wickedness, In the dawn cut off utterly is a king of Israel!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "hath", "beth-el", "done", "evil", "wickedness", "dawn", and "utterly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And rise doth a tumult among thy...", giving immediate footing for "thus" and "hath". 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 "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.