Hosea 10:15

“So shall Bethel do unto you, because of your great wickedness, etc.] Or, “because of the evil of your evil”f213; their extreme wickedness, and exceeding sinfulness; the evil of evils they were guilty of was their idolatry, their worshipping the calf at Bethel; and this was the cause of all their ruin: God was the cause of it; the king of Assyria the instrument; but the procuring or meritorious cause was their abominable wickedness at Bethel; which therefore should be as Betharbel; yea, the whole land should be, on the account of that, like unto it, or be spoiled as that was. Or the words may be rendered, “so will he do unto you, O Bethel”f214; that is, either God, or Shalman or Shalmaneser,…”

“So shall Beth-el do unto you--Your idolatrous calf at Beth-el shall be the cause of a like calamity befalling you. your great wickedness--literally, "the wickedness of your wickedness." in a morning--speedily as quickly as the dawn is put to flight by the rising sun (Hos 6:4; Hos 13:3; Psa 30:5). king--Hoshea. Next: Hosea Chapter 11”

“So shall Bethel do unto you - God was the judge, who condemned them so to suffer from the enemy. The Assyrian was the instrument of the wrath of God. But, in order to point out the moral government of God, the prophet says, neither that God did it, nor that the Assyrian did it, but Bethel, once “the house of God,” now the place where they dishonored God, “because of your great wickedness,” literally, “the wickedness of your wickedness.” In their wickedness itself, there was an essence of wickedness, malice within malice. In a morning shall the king of Israel be cut off - Hoshea was cut off finally, leaving neither root nor branch. His kingdom perished; he left no memorial. Like the morning,…”

“Beth - el - The idolatry committed there. Do - Procure all this evil against you. In a morning - Possibly the Assyrians might assault the city towards morning and master it. Next: Hosea Chapter 11”

“shall Bethel: Hos 10:5; Amo 7:9-17 your great wickedness: Heb. the evil of your evil, Rom 7:13 in: Hos 10:3, Hos 10:7; Isa 16:14 Next: Hosea Chapter 11”