Hosea 10:2-4

Living Bible

² The hearts of her people are false toward God. They are guilty and must be punished. God will break down their heathen altars and smash their idols.”

³ Then they will say, “We deserted the Lord and he took away our king. But what’s the difference? We don’t need one anyway!”

⁴ They make promises they don’t intend to keep. Therefore punishment will spring up among them like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.