The idol also shall be carried to Assyria
As a present for King (A)Jareb.
Ephraim shall receive shame,
And Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

As for Samaria, her king is cut off
Like a twig on the water.
Also the (B)high places of [a]Aven, (C)the sin of Israel,
Shall be destroyed.
The thorn and thistle shall grow on their altars;
(D)They shall say to the mountains, “Cover us!”
And to the hills, “Fall on us!”

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:8 Lit. Idolatry or Wickedness

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.
Samaria’s king will be destroyed,(F)
    swept away like a twig on the surface of the waters.
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)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:8 Hebrew aven, a reference to Beth Aven (a derogatory name for Bethel); see verse 5.