Study it in the app“For the calves of Beth-aven the inhabitants of Samaria will be afraid; for its people will mourn over it, and its pagan priests who rejoiced over it, over its glory, because it has gone into exile from it.”
For the calvesלְעֶגְלוֹתof Beth-avenבֵּית אָוֶןthe inhabitantsשְׁכַןof Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןwill be afraid;יָגוּרוּforכִּיits peopleעַמּוֹwill mournאָבַלover it,עָלָיוand its pagan priestsוּכְמָרָיוwho rejoicedיָגִילוּover it,עָלָיוover its glory,עַל כְּבוֹדוֹbecauseכִּיit has gone into exileגָלָהfrom it.מִמֶּנּוּ
heifer
A young cow.
Where else “eglot” appearsBeth-aven
Beth-aven: a place near Ai and Bethel. The name means "house of wickedness" or "house of nothing."
Where else “bet” appearsneighbor, resident
Neighbor (man or woman); also a temporary resident.
Where else “shechan” appearsSamaria
See it on the mapWhere else “shomron” appearsdread
Another word spelled the same: to dread.
Where else “yaguru” appearspeople
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appearsmourn
Mourn, grieve for the dead.
Where else “aval” appearsidolatrous priests
A priest of a worship foreign to YHWH. The Bible uses this word, always in the plural, only for priests of idols (2 Kings 23:5; Hosea 10:5; Zephaniah 1:4); for the priests of YHWH it uses another word.
Where else “chemaray” appearsrejoice
To rejoice: to be very glad, to leap for joy.
Where else “yagilu” appearsglory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “kevod” appearsgo into exile
To be taken away from one's own land, or deport others.
Where else “gala” appearsSamaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
4They speak words, swearing falsely in making a covenant; so judgment sprouts like poison in the furrows of the field.
5 · This verse (above)
6It too will be carried to Assyria, a tribute to King Jareb; Ephraim will receive shame, and Israel will be ashamed of his counsel.
