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1 Israel was a luxuriant vine, Which put forth fruit freely: As his fruit increased, He increased his altars; The more goodly his land was, The more goodly were his pillars. 2 Their heart is divided; Now shall they bear their guilt; He will break down their altars, He will spoil their pillars. 3 Surely now shall they say: 'We have no king; For we feared not the LORD; And the king, what can he do for us?' 4 They speak words, They swear falsely, they make covenants; Thus judgment springeth up as hemlock In the furrows of the field. 5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall be in dread For the calves of Beth-aven; For the people thereof shall mourn over it, And the priests thereof shall tremble for it, For its glory, because it is departed from it. 6 It also shall be carried unto Assyria, For a present to King Contentious; Ephraim shall receive shame, And Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel. 7 As for Samaria, her king is cut off, As foam upon the water. 8 The high places also of Aven shall be destroyed, Even the sin of Israel. The thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; And they shall say to the mountains: 'Cover us', And to the hills: 'Fall on us.' Hosea 10:1-8, JPS Tanakh 1917. Public domain.
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