Hosea 10:5-7

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⁵The people from Samaria worship the calves at Beth Aven.^[a] They will cry. The priests will cry, because their beautiful idol is gone. It was carried away. ⁶It was carried away as a gift to the great king of Assyria. He will keep Ephraim’s shameful idol. Israel will be ashamed of its idol.^[b] ⁷Samaria’s false god^[c] will be destroyed. It will be like a piece of wood floating away on the water’s surface.

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Footnotes

Hosea 10:5 Beth Aven A name meaning “House of Evil.” It is a wordplay on the name “Bethel,” a name meaning “House of God.” There was a temple in this town.
Hosea 10:6 idol Or “advice.”
Hosea 10:7 false god Or “king.”