Hosea 10:7
New International Version
Samaria’s king will be destroyed, swept away like a twig on the surface of the waters.

New Living Translation
Samaria and its king will be cut off; they will float away like driftwood on an ocean wave.

English Standard Version
Samaria’s king shall perish like a twig on the face of the waters.

Berean Standard Bible
Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.

King James Bible
As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.

New King James Version
As for Samaria, her king is cut off Like a twig on the water.

New American Standard Bible
Samaria will be destroyed with her king, Like a twig on the surface of the water.

NASB 1995
Samaria will be cut off with her king Like a stick on the surface of the water.

NASB 1977
Samaria will be cut off with her king, Like a stick on the surface of the water.

Legacy Standard Bible
Samaria will be ruined with her king Like a stick on the surface of the water.

Amplified Bible
As for Samaria, her king will be cut off and float away Like a twig on the surface of the water.

Christian Standard Bible
Samaria’s king will disappear like foam on the surface of the water.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Samaria’s king will disappear like foam on the surface of the water.

American Standard Version
As for Samaria, her king is cut off, as foam upon the water.

Contemporary English Version
Like a twig in a stream, the king of Samaria will be swept away.

English Revised Version
As for Samaria, her king is cut off, as foam upon the water.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The king of Samaria will be carried away like a piece of wood on water.

Good News Translation
Their king will be carried off, like a chip of wood on water.

International Standard Version
Samaria's king will float away like driftwood on the surface of water.

Majority Standard Bible
Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.

NET Bible
Samaria and its king will be carried off like a twig on the surface of the waters.

New Heart English Bible
Samaria and her king float away, like a twig on the water.

Webster's Bible Translation
As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.

World English Bible
Samaria and her king float away like a twig on the water.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Samaria is cut off! Its king [is] as wrath on the face of the waters.

Young's Literal Translation
Cut off is Samaria! Its king is as a chip on the face of the waters.

Smith's Literal Translation
Shomeron, her king was cut off as chiefs upon the face of the waters.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Samaria hath made her king to pass as froth upon the face of the water.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Samaria has required her king to pass by, like foam on the face of the water.

New American Bible
Samaria and her king will disappear, like a twig upon the waters.

New Revised Standard Version
Samaria’s king shall perish like a chip on the face of the waters.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Samaria has cast away her king like a chip on the face of the water.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Samaria sent her King like a chip on the face of the waters
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
As for Samaria, her king is cut off, As foam upon the water.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Samaria has cast off her king as a twig on the surface of the water.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Retribution for Israel's Sin
6Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols. 7Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water. 8The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”…

Cross References
Isaiah 8:7-8
the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks. / It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!

Isaiah 28:1
Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.

Jeremiah 48:18
Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.

Jeremiah 13:26
So I will pull your skirts up over your face, that your shame may be seen.

Ezekiel 19:12
But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.

Daniel 11:19
After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.

Amos 3:11
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”

Micah 1:6
Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a planting area for a vineyard. I will pour her stones into the valley and expose her foundations.

Nahum 3:5-6
“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms. / I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you.

Zephaniah 1:4
“I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—

Matthew 11:23
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

Luke 10:15
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!

Luke 21:24
They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

John 12:31
Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.

Romans 11:22
Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.


Treasury of Scripture

As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam on the water.

Samaria.

1 Kings 21:1
And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

2 Kings 1:3
But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?

king.

Hosea 10:3,15
For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us? …

2 Kings 15:30
And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

2 Kings 17:4
And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

the water.

Jude 1:13
Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

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Hosea 10
1. Israel is reproved and threatened for their impiety and idolatry,
12. and exhorted to repentance.














Samaria
Samaria was the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, established by King Omri. It became a symbol of the idolatry and rebellion against God that characterized the northern tribes. The city was strategically located and fortified, yet its spiritual decay led to its downfall. In the Hebrew text, "Samaria" (שֹׁמְרוֹן, Shomron) signifies a place of watch or guard, ironically highlighting how the city failed to guard its covenant with God.

will be carried off
This phrase indicates the impending judgment and exile. The Hebrew root for "carried off" (נָדַד, nadad) conveys the idea of wandering or fleeing. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled when the Assyrians conquered Samaria in 722 BC, leading to the dispersion of the Israelites. This serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God.

with her king
The mention of the king underscores the complete overthrow of the political and religious leadership. The king, likely Hoshea, was the last ruler of Israel before the Assyrian conquest. His inability to lead the people back to God resulted in the nation's downfall. This highlights the biblical principle that leadership is accountable to God and that the spiritual state of a nation often reflects its leaders.

like a twig
The imagery of a "twig" (קֶשֶׁת, qeshet) suggests fragility and insignificance. In the turbulent waters of political upheaval and divine judgment, Samaria and its king are portrayed as powerless and easily swept away. This metaphor emphasizes the futility of relying on human strength and alliances instead of God.

on the surface of the water
The "surface of the water" (פְּנֵי מַיִם, penei mayim) evokes a sense of instability and transience. Just as a twig is carried away by the current, so too will Samaria be swept away by the forces of judgment. This serves as a powerful illustration of the fleeting nature of earthly power and the enduring sovereignty of God.

(7) Foam . . . Water.--One of the most striking images in the prophecy. The word qetseph, rendered "foam"--Speaker's Commentary reads "bubble"--properly signifies "chip" or "fragment." Translate: Like a chip on the waters' surface. The king is tossed on the raging seas of political life like a helpless fragment. Such was the instability of the throne of Israel at this period. (Comp. Hosea 13:11.)

Verse 7. - As for Samaria, her king is out off as the foam upon the water (face of the waters). Instead of the throne of Samaria being established, or the kingdom consolidated by the idolatrous measures which Jeroboam had adopted for the purpose, the king himself was cut off as foam upon the surface of the waters, or as a chip carried off by the current, and the kingdom ingloriously ruined. Though the sense is sufficiently plain, the sentence has been variously constructed. Thus

(1) one of the Hebrew commentators renders it, "In the city of Samaria her king has been made like foam on the surface of the water" (be being understood and נדמה taken in the sense of "being like").

(2) Rashi, understanding the verb to signify being "reduced to silence," explains, "The King of Samaria is brought to silence."

(3) The correct signification of the verb, however, is "cut off" or "annihilated," while the construction may be . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Samaria
שֹׁמְר֖וֹן (šō·mə·rō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel

will be carried off
נִדְמֶ֥ה (niḏ·meh)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1820: To be dumb, silent, to fail, perish, trans, to destroy

[with] her king
מַלְכָּ֑הּ (mal·kāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

like a twig
כְּקֶ֖צֶף (kə·qe·ṣep̄)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7110: A splinter, rage, strife

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the surface
פְּנֵי־ (pə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

of the water.
מָֽיִם׃ (mā·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen


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