Hosea 10:8

English Standard Version

⁸The 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.”

Read full chapter

Hosea 10:8

New International Version

⁸The 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)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

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

Hosea 10:8

New American Standard Bible

⁸Also 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!”