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1 “Israel [is] an empty vine, || He makes fruit like to himself, || According to the abundance of his fruit, || He has multiplied for the altars, || According to the goodness of his land, || They have made good standing-pillars. 2 Their heart has been divided, now they are guilty, || He breaks down their altars, || He destroys their standing-pillars. 3 For now they say: We have no king, || Because we have not feared YHWH, || And the king—what does he do for us? 4 They have spoken words, || To swear falsehood in making a covenant, || And flourished as a poisonous herb has judgment, on the furrows of a field. 5 For the inhabitants of Samaria fear the calves of Beth-Aven, || Surely its people have mourned on account of it, || And its priests leap about on account of it, || Because of its glory, for it has removed from it, 6 Also, it is carried to Asshur, a present to a warlike king, || Ephraim receives shame, || And Israel is ashamed of its own counsel. Hosea 10:1-6, Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press.
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