Hosea 10:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 The high places of Aven[a] will be destroyed,
the sin of Israel;
thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars.
Then they will cry out to the mountains, “Cover us!”
and to the hills, “Fall upon us!”(A)
Hosea 10:8
King James Version
8 The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.
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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 10:8
English Standard Version
8 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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