Hosea 8:3-5

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³ But Israel has rejected what is good,
    so the enemy will ·chase [pursue] them.
⁴ They ·chose their own [appointed; enthroned] kings
    ·without asking my permission [^Lbut not from me].
They chose their own ·leaders [princes],
    people I did not ·know [acknowledge; approve].
They made their silver and gold into idols,
    and for all this they will be destroyed.
⁵ I ·hate [have rejected] ·the calf-shaped idol of Israel [^Lyour calf, Samaria; Ex. 32; 1 Kin. 12:26–30]!
    ·I am very angry with the people [^LMy anger burns against them].
How long will they remain ·unclean [impure; guilty]?