Hosea 10:6-8
Christian Standard Bible
6 The calf itself will be taken to Assyria(A)
as an offering to the great king.[a](B)
Ephraim will experience shame;(C)
Israel will be ashamed of its counsel.(D)
7 Samaria’s king will disappear[b](E)
like foam[c] on the surface of the water.
8 The high places(F) of Aven, the sin of Israel,(G)
will be destroyed;
thorns and thistles will grow over their altars.(H)
They will say to the mountains,(I) “Cover us!”
and to the hills, “Fall on us!” (J)
Hosea 10:6-8
New International Version
6 It will be carried to Assyria(A)
as tribute(B) for the great king.(C)
Ephraim will be disgraced;(D)
Israel will be ashamed(E) of its foreign alliances.
7 Samaria’s king will be destroyed,(F)
swept away like a twig on the surface of the waters.
8 The high places(G) of wickedness[a](H) will be destroyed—
it is the sin of Israel.
Thorns(I) and thistles will grow up
and cover their altars.(J)
Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”(K)
and to the hills, “Fall on us!”(L)
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:8 Hebrew aven, a reference to Beth Aven (a derogatory name for Bethel); see verse 5.
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