Hosea 8:4-6

Names of God Bible

⁴ “They chose their own kings, kings I didn’t approve.
    They chose their own princes, princes I didn’t know.
    They chose to make idols with their own silver and gold.
    Because of this, they will be destroyed.
⁵ Get rid of your calf-shaped idol, Samaria.
    My anger burns against these people.
        How long will they remain unclean?^[a]
6 Samaria’s calf-shaped idol was made in Israel.
    Skilled workers made it.
        It is not a god.
        It will be smashed to pieces.