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It was carried away as a gift to the great king of Assyria. He will keep Ephraim’s shameful idol. Israel will be ashamed of its idol.[a] Samaria’s false god[b] will be destroyed. It will be like a piece of wood floating away on the water’s surface.

Israel sinned and built many high places. The high places of Aven[c] will be destroyed. Thorns and weeds will grow on their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:6 idol Or “advice.”
  2. Hosea 10:7 false god Or “king.”
  3. Hosea 10:8 high places of Aven Aven means “evil” or “wickedness.” This probably means the temple and other places of worship at Bethel.

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