The high places of (A)Aven, (B)the sin of Israel,
    shall be destroyed.
(C)Thorn and thistle shall grow up
    on their altars,
and (D)they shall say to the mountains, “Cover us,”
    and to the hills, “Fall on us.”

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The high places(A) of wickedness[a](B) will be destroyed—
    it is the sin of Israel.
Thorns(C) and thistles will grow up
    and cover their altars.(D)
Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”(E)
    and to the hills, “Fall on us!”(F)

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  1. Hosea 10:8 Hebrew aven, a reference to Beth Aven (a derogatory name for Bethel); see verse 5.

30 (A)Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’

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30 Then

“‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!”
    and to the hills, “Cover us!”’[a](A)

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  1. Luke 23:30 Hosea 10:8

16 (A)calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of (B)him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,

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16 They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us(A) and hide us[a] from the face of him who sits on the throne(B) and from the wrath of the Lamb!

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  1. Revelation 6:16 See Hosea 10:8.

19 (A)And people shall enter the caves of the rocks
    and the holes of the ground,[a]
from before the terror of the Lord,
    and from the splendor of his majesty,
    (B)when he rises to terrify the earth.

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  1. Isaiah 2:19 Hebrew dust

19 People will flee to caves(A) in the rocks
    and to holes in the ground(B)
from the fearful presence(C) of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty,(D)
    when he rises to shake the earth.(E)

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For behold, they are going away from destruction;
    but (A)Egypt shall gather them;
    Memphis shall bury them.
Nettles shall possess (B)their precious things of silver;
    (C)thorns shall be in their tents.

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Even if they escape from destruction,
    Egypt will gather them,(A)
    and Memphis(B) will bury them.(C)
Their treasures of silver(D) will be taken over by briers,
    and thorns(E) will overrun their tents.

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28 So the king took counsel and (A)made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, “You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. (B)Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” 29 And he set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. 30 Then (C)this thing became a sin, for the people went as far as Dan to be before one.[a]

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  1. 1 Kings 12:30 Septuagint went to the one at Bethel and to the other as far as Dan

28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves.(A) He said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”(B) 29 One he set up in Bethel,(C) and the other in Dan.(D) 30 And this thing became a sin;(E) the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.[a]

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  1. 1 Kings 12:30 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text people went to the one as far as Dan

14 Those who swear by (A)the Guilt of Samaria,
    and say, ‘As your god lives, O Dan,’
and, ‘As (B)the Way of (C)Beersheba lives,’
    they shall fall, and never rise again.”

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14 Those who swear by the sin of Samaria(A)
    who say, ‘As surely as your god lives, Dan,’(B)
    or, ‘As surely as the god[a] of Beersheba(C) lives’—
    they will fall,(D) never to rise again.(E)

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  1. Amos 8:14 Hebrew the way

13 (A)for the soil of my people
    growing up in thorns and briers,
(B)yes, for all the joyous houses
    in the exultant city.

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13 and for the land of my people,
    a land overgrown with thorns and briers(A)
yes, mourn(B) for all houses of merriment
    and for this city of revelry.(C)

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13 Harness the steeds to the chariots,
    inhabitants of (A)Lachish;
it was the beginning of sin
    to the daughter of Zion,
for in you were found
    (B)the transgressions of Israel.

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13 You who live in Lachish,(A)
    harness fast horses to the chariot.
You are where the sin of Daughter Zion(B) began,
    for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

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All this is for (A)the transgression of Jacob
    and for the sins of the house of Israel.
(B)What is the transgression of Jacob?
    Is it not (C)Samaria?
And what is (D)the high place of Judah?
    Is it not Jerusalem?

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All this is because of Jacob’s transgression,
    because of the sins of the people of Israel.
What is Jacob’s transgression?
    Is it not Samaria?(A)
What is Judah’s high place?
    Is it not Jerusalem?

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The inhabitants of Samaria tremble
    for (A)the calf[a] of (B)Beth-aven.
Its people mourn for it, and so do its idolatrous priests—
    those who rejoiced over it and (C)over its glory—
    for it has departed[b] from them.

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  1. Hosea 10:5 Or calves
  2. Hosea 10:5 Or has gone into exile

The people who live in Samaria fear
    for the calf-idol(A) of Beth Aven.[a](B)
Its people will mourn over it,
    and so will its idolatrous priests,(C)
those who had rejoiced over its splendor,
    because it is taken from them into exile.(D)

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  1. Hosea 10:5 Beth Aven means house of wickedness (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means house of God).

Their heart is false;
    now they must bear their guilt.
The Lord[a] will break down their altars
    and destroy their pillars.

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  1. Hosea 10:2 Hebrew He

Their heart is deceitful,(A)
    and now they must bear their guilt.(B)
The Lord will demolish their altars(C)
    and destroy their sacred stones.(D)

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(A)Blow the horn in (B)Gibeah,
    the trumpet in (C)Ramah.
Sound the alarm at (D)Beth-aven;
    we follow you,[a] O Benjamin!

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  1. Hosea 5:8 Or after you

“Sound the trumpet(A) in Gibeah,(B)
    the horn in Ramah.(C)
Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven[a];(D)
    lead on, Benjamin.

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  1. Hosea 5:8 Beth Aven means house of wickedness (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means house of God).