865 B
865 B
General Information:
Hosea is speaking about Israel.
Beth Aven
This was a city on the border between the northern kingdom of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin in the southern kingdom. See how you translated this in Hosea 4:15. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
They will be carried to Assyria
This can be stated in active form. AT: "The Assyrians will carry them away" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
Ephraim will be disgraced, and Israel will be ashamed of its idol
This can be stated in active form. AT: "And the people of Israel will be very ashamed because they had worshiped idols" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
its idol
Many versions interpret the Hebrew word in this passage as "advice," "plans," or "intentions."