Hosea 10:2-4

Lexham English Bible

² Their heart is false;
    now they must bear their guilt.
He himself^[a] will break down their altars;
    he will destroy their stone pillars.
³ For now they will say,
    “We have no king;
indeed, we did not fear Yahweh,
    and what can a king do for us?”
⁴ They utter words of vain oaths
    when making covenants,^[b]
and judgment blossoms like a poisonous plant
    on the furrows of the field.