Hosea 10:2

10:2 Their heart is slipping;

soon they will be punished for their guilt.

The Lord ¹  will break their altars;

he will completely destroy their fertility pillars.

Hosea 10:14

Bethel Will Be Destroyed Like Beth Arbel

10:14 The roar of battle will rise against your people;

all your fortresses will be devastated,

just as Shalman devastated ²  Beth Arbel on the day of battle,

when mothers were dashed to the ground with their children.

[10:2]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:14]  ² tn Heb “as the devastation of Shalman.” The genitive noun שַׁלְמַן (shalman, “Shalman”) functions as a subjective genitive: “as Shalman devastated [Beth Arbel].”