⁵The people who live in the city of Samaria will be afraid and will mourn the loss of the gold bull^y at Bethaven.^z They and the priests who serve the idol will weep over it. They will wail when it is stripped of its golden splendour.

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Footnotes

ySome ancient translations bull; Hebrew cows.
zbethaven: This name means “house of evil” or “house of idolatry” and in this passage refers to the city of Bethel, a name which means “house of God”. In verse 8, Bethaven is called Aven. See also 4:15 and 5:8.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The inhabitants of Samaria tremble

for the calf of Beth-aven.

Its people mourn for it, and so do its idolatrous priests—

those who rejoiced over it and over its glory—

for it has departed from them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The people who live in Samaria fear

for the calf-idol of Beth Aven.

Its people will mourn over it,

and so will its idolatrous priests,

those who had rejoiced over its splendor,

because it is taken from them into exile.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The residents of Samaria will have anxiety

over the calf of Beth-aven.

Indeed, its idolatrous priests rejoiced over it;

the people will mourn over it,

over its glory.

It will certainly go into exile.

NLTNew Living Translation

The people of Samaria tremble in fear

for their calf idol at Beth-aven,

and they mourn for it.

Though its priests rejoice over it,

its glory will be stripped away.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The inhabitants of Samaria tremble

for the calf of Beth-aven.

Indeed, his people will mourn for it,

and his idolatrous priests will wail over it—

over its glory because it has departed from it.

KJV 1900King James Version

The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven:

For the people thereof shall mourn over it,

And the priests thereof that rejoiced on it,

For the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.

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