(A)Samaria's king shall perish
    like a twig on the face of the waters.
The high places of (B)Aven, (C)the sin of Israel,
    shall be destroyed.
(D)Thorn and thistle shall grow up
    on their altars,
and (E)they shall say to the mountains, “Cover us,”
    and to the hills, “Fall on us.”

From (F)the days of Gibeah, you have sinned, O Israel;
    there they have continued.
    Shall not the war against the unjust[a] overtake them in Gibeah?

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:9 Hebrew the children of injustice

Samaria’s king will be destroyed,(A)
    swept away like a twig on the surface of the waters.
The high places(B) of wickedness[a](C) will be destroyed—
    it is the sin of Israel.
Thorns(D) and thistles will grow up
    and cover their altars.(E)
Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”(F)
    and to the hills, “Fall on us!”(G)

“Since the days of Gibeah,(H) you have sinned,(I) Israel,
    and there you have remained.[b]
Will not war again overtake
    the evildoers in Gibeah?

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:8 Hebrew aven, a reference to Beth Aven (a derogatory name for Bethel); see verse 5.
  2. Hosea 10:9 Or there a stand was taken