For from Israel comes even this!
A (A)craftsman made it, so it is not God;
Assuredly, the calf of Samaria will be broken to [a]pieces.

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  1. Hosea 8:6 Or splinters

    They are from Israel!
This calf—a metalworker has made it;
    it is not God.(A)
It will be broken in pieces,
    that calf(B) of Samaria.(C)

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And now they sin more and more,
And make for themselves (A)cast metal images,
Idols [a](B)skillfully made from their silver,
All of them the (C)work of craftsmen.
They say of them, “Let the [b]people who sacrifice kiss the (D)calves!”

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  1. Hosea 13:2 Or according to their skill
  2. Hosea 13:2 Lit sacrificers of; or among mankind

Now they sin more and more;
    they make(A) idols for themselves from their silver,(B)
cleverly fashioned images,
    all of them the work of craftsmen.(C)
It is said of these people,
    “They offer human sacrifices!
    They kiss[a](D) calf-idols!(E)

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  1. Hosea 13:2 Or “Men who sacrifice / kiss