Hosea 10:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Foam... Water. — One of the most striking images in the prophecy. The word qetseph, rendered “foam” — Speaker’s Commentary reads “bubble” — properly signifies “chip” or “fragment.” Translate: Like a chip on the waters’ surface. The king is tossed on the raging seas of political life like a helpless fragment. Such was the instability of the throne of Israel at this period. (Comp. Hosea 13:11.)