Hosea 10:6

King Jareb] see on Hosea 5:13. There is a fine touch of irony in the suggestion that a god is sent off as a present to a king.

7. Samaria is doomed, and her king disappears, like a foam-bubble bursting on the water.

8. A picture of the desolation and terror following invasion. Aven] for Bethaven: see on Hosea 4:15. They.. us] In their despair they would welcome the most violent death. The words are quoted by our Lord in His prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem (Luke 23:30): see also Revelation 6:16.