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1 ISRAEL is a vine full of branches that brings forth its fruit; according to the multitude of his fruit he has increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have built shrines. 2 Their heart is wavering; and from now they shall be condemned; he shall demolish their altars; he shall plunder their shrines. 3 For from now they shall say, We have no king because we feared not the LORD; what then can a king do for us? 4 They have spoken words belonging to false altars; they have broken the covenant and paid the penalty; they are like briers in a barren field. 5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall sojourn to the shrine of the calf of Beth-aon; for they sat down mourning over it together with its priests; they shall rejoice over it, and over its glory because it is departed from it. 6 Even the idol itself shall be also carried to Assyria for a present to the great king; Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel. 7 Samaria has cast away her king like a chip on the face of the water. 8 The high places of the idol of Aon, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed; thorns and thistles shall grow up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us. Hosea 10:1-8, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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