Discovery BoxHosea 4:3 
Context4:3 Therefore the land will mourn,
and all its inhabitants will perish. 1
The wild animals, 2 the birds of the sky,
and even the fish in the sea will perish.
Hosea 9:3
ContextAssyrian Exile Will Reverse the Egyptian Exodus
9:3 They will not remain in the Lord’s land.
Ephraim will return to Egypt;
they will eat ritually unclean food in Assyria.
Hosea 10:1
ContextIsrael is Guilty of Fertility Cult Worship
10:1 Israel was a fertile vine
that yielded fruit.
As his fruit multiplied,
he multiplied altars to Baal. 3
As his land prospered,
they adorned the fertility pillars.
1 tn Or “languish” (so KJV, NRSV); NIV “waste away.”
2 tn Heb “the beasts of the field” (so NAB, NIV).
3 tn The phrase “to Baal” does not appear in the Hebrew text here, but is implied; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. Cf. NCV “altars for idols”; NLT “altars of their foreign gods.”
