Hosea 9:10
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal–peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.”
מָצָא
To find, to discover, to encounter. Matsa. God is findable. He is not playing hide and seek. He actively reveals Himself to genuine seekers.
רָאָה
I saw
Expand ↓
רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
tap to close ↑
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
Expand ↓
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
tap to close ↑
שִׁקּוּץ
detestable things
Expand ↓
שִׁקּוּץ
disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol
tap to close ↑
בַּעַל פְּעוֹר
Baal
Expand ↓
בַּעַל פְּעוֹר
Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deity
tap to close ↑