Hosea 8:9-11

International Standard Version

⁹ “Because they went over to Assyria,
    they are like a wild donkey alone by itself.
        Ephraim has hired some lovers.
¹⁰ Even though they sold themselves to the nations,
    I will gather them.
They will mourn for a while
    for the burden they were to the king and princes.^[a]

¹¹ “The more altars Ephraim builds for sin,
    the more altars there will be for sin.