2 Their heart is deceitful, and now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will demolish their altars and destroy their sacred stones.

Other Translations of Hosea 10:2

King James Version

2 Their heart Their heart...: or, He hath divided their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.

English Standard Version

2 Their heart is false; now they must bear their guilt. The Lord Hebrew He will break down their altars and destroy their pillars.

The Message

2 Their sweet smiles are sheer lies. They're guilty as sin. God will smash their worship shrines, pulverize their god-images.

New King James Version

2 Their heart is divided; Now they are held guilty. He will break down their altars; He will ruin their sacred pillars.

New Living Translation

2 The hearts of the people are fickle; they are guilty and must be punished. The Lord will break down their altars and smash their sacred pillars.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Hosea 10:2

Commentary on Hosea 10:1-8

(Read Hosea 10:1-8)

A vine is only valuable for its fruit; but Israel now brought no fruit to perfection. Their hearts were divided. God is the Sovereign of the heart; he will have all, or none. Were the stream of the heart wholly after God, it would run strongly, and bear down all before it. Their pretences to covenant with God were false. Even the proceeding of justice was as poisonous hemlock. Alas, how empty a vine is the visible church even at this day! But all earthly prosperity is but a collection of bubbles, soon destroyed like foam upon the water. Sinners will in vain seek shelter from that Judge, whom they now despise as a Saviour.