Hosea 8:11
New King James Version
11 “Because Ephraim has made many altars for sin,
They have become for him altars for sinning.
Hosea 12:11
New King James Version
11 Though (A)Gilead has idols—
Surely they are [a]vanity—
Though they sacrifice bulls in (B)Gilgal,
Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field.
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:11 worthless
Hosea 10:8
New King James Version
8 Also the (A)high places of [a]Aven, (B)the sin of Israel,
Shall be destroyed.
The thorn and thistle shall grow on their altars;
(C)They shall say to the mountains, “Cover us!”
And to the hills, “Fall on us!”
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:8 Lit. Idolatry or Wickedness
Hosea 10:1-2
New King James Version
Israel’s Sin and Captivity
10 Israel (A)empties his vine;
He brings forth fruit for himself.
According to the multitude of his fruit
(B)He has increased the altars;
According to the bounty of his land
They have embellished his sacred pillars.
2 Their heart is (C)divided;[a]
Now they are held guilty.
He will break down their altars;
He will ruin their sacred pillars.
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:2 Divided in loyalty
Jeremiah 16:13
New King James Version
13 (A)Therefore I will cast you out of this land (B)into a land that you do not know, neither you nor your fathers; and there you shall serve other gods day and night, where I will not show you favor.’
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Isaiah 10:10-11
New King James Version
10 As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols,
Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11 As I have done to Samaria and her idols,
Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?’ ”
Deuteronomy 4:28
New King James Version
28 And (A)there you will serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, (B)which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
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