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They speak mere words;
[a]With (A)worthless oaths they cut covenants;
And (B)judgment flourishes like gall in the furrows of the field.
The dweller of Samaria will fear
For the [b](C)calf of (D)Beth-aven.
Indeed, its people will mourn for it,
And its (E)idolatrous priests [c]will cry out over it,
Over its (F)glory, since it has gone into exile from them.
The thing itself will be carried to (G)Assyria
As tribute to [d](H)King Jareb;
Ephraim will (I)receive shame,
And Israel will be ashamed of its (J)own counsel.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:4 Or Swearing falsely in cutting a covenant
  2. Hosea 10:5 As in some ancient versions; Heb heifers
  3. Hosea 10:5 Or who used to rejoice over
  4. Hosea 10:6 Or the avenging king, the great king