⁵ The inhabitants of Samaria will fear
For the ^[a](A)calf of ^(B)Beth-aven.
Indeed, its people will mourn for it,
And its ^(C)idolatrous priests ^[b]will cry out over it,
Over its ^(D)glory, since it has left it.

⁶ The thing itself will be brought to ^(A)Assyria
As a gift of tribute to ^[a](B)King Jareb;
Ephraim will ^[b]be ^(C)seized with shame,
And Israel will be ashamed of its ^(D)own plan.

⁸ Also the ^(A)high places of Aven, the ^(B)sin of Israel, will be destroyed;
^(C)Thorns and thistles will grow on their altars;
Then they will ^(D)say to the mountains,
“Cover us!” And to the hills, “Fall on us!”