¹¹ “Though Ephraim built many altars for sin offerings,
    these have become altars for sinning.^(A)

¹¹ Is Gilead wicked?^(A)
    Its people are worthless!
Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal?^(B)
    Their altars will be like piles of stones
    on a plowed field.^(C)

⁸ 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)

10 Israel was a spreading vine;^(A)
    he brought forth fruit for himself.
As his fruit increased,
    he built more altars;^(B)
as his land prospered,^(C)
    he adorned his sacred stones.^(D)
2 Their heart is deceitful,^(E)
    and now they must bear their guilt.^(F)
The Lord will demolish their altars^(G)
    and destroy their sacred stones.^(H)