Hosea 10:1-8

1Israel is a luxuriant 1vine; He produces fruit for himself. The more his fruit, The more altars he 2made; The 3richer his land, The better 4he made the 5memorial stones.2Their heart is 67deceitful; Now they must suffer for their 8guilt. 9The Lord will 10break down their altars And destroy their memorial stones.

3Certainly now they will say, “We have 11no king, For we do not revere the Lord. As for the king, what can he do for us?”4They speak mere words, 12With 13worthless oaths they make covenants; And 14judgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.5The inhabitants of Samaria will fear For the 1516calf of 17Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn for it, And its 18idolatrous priests 19will cry out over it, Over its 20glory, since it has left it.6The thing itself will be brought to 21Assyria As a gift of tribute to 2223King Jareb; Ephraim will 24be 25seized with shame, And Israel will be ashamed of its 26own plan.7Samaria will be 27destroyed with her king, Like a twig on the surface of the water.8Also the 28high places of Aven, the 29sin of Israel, will be destroyed; 30Thorns and thistles will grow on their altars; Then they will 31say to the mountains, “Cover us!” And to the hills, “Fall on us!”