Hosea 8:1-6 ▼

1 |Sound the ram's horn! Like a vulture the enemy will come against the Temple of the LORD, because Israel violated my covenant, transgressing my Law.

2 They cry out to me, 'God, we of Israel acknowledge you.'

3 |Israel has discarded what is good. The enemy will pursue them.

4 They set kings in place, but not by me. They established princes, whom I did not recognize. They crafted idols for themselves from their silver and gold; as a result, they will be destroyed.

5 Your calf, Samaria, has been thrown away. My anger is burning against them. How long until they become pure again?

6 Because from Israel it was fashioned by craftsmen, it is not God; therefore Samaria's calf will be broken in pieces.