Hosea 10:6-8

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⁶ It was carried away as a gift to the great king of Assyria. He will keep Ephraim’s shameful idol. Israel will be ashamed of its idol.^{[a] 7} Samaria’s false god^[b] will be destroyed. It will be like a piece of wood floating away on the water’s surface.

⁸ Israel sinned and built many high places. The high places of Aven^[c] will be destroyed. Thorns and weeds will grow on their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”