Hosea 10:7 (YLT)

Passage

Cut off is Samaria! Its king <FI>is<Fi> as a chip on the face of the waters.

Nearby Context

Hosea 10:5 For the calves of Beth-Aven fear do inhabitants of Samaria, Surely mourned on account of it hath its people, And its priests on account of it leap about, Because of its honour, for it hath removed from it,

Hosea 10:6 Also it to Asshur is carried, a present to a warlike king, Shame doth Ephraim receive, And ashamed is Israel of its own counsel.

Hosea 10:7 Cut off is Samaria! Its king <FI>is<Fi> as a chip on the face of the waters.

Hosea 10:8 And destroyed have been high places of Aven, the sin of Israel. Thorn and bramble go up on their altars, And they have said to hills, Cover us, And to heights, Fall upon us.

Hosea 10:9 From the days of Gibeah thou hast sinned, O Israel, There they have stood, Not overtake them in Gibeah doth battle, Because of sons of perverseness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "samaria", "king", "chip", "face", and "waters". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "samaria" and "king", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Also it to Asshur is carried a..." into verse 8's "And destroyed have been high places of...", so "samaria" and "king" 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 "samaria" and "king" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.