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The inhabitants of Samaria will be in terror for the calves of Beth Aven;
    for its people will mourn over it,
    Along with its priests who rejoiced over it,
    for its glory, because it has departed from it.
It also will be carried to Assyria for a present to a great king.
    Ephraim will receive shame,
    and Israel will be ashamed of his own counsel.
Samaria and her king float away,
    like a twig on the water.
The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed.
    The thorn and the thistle will come up on their altars.
    They will tell the mountains, “Cover us!” and the hills, “Fall on us!”

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The inhabitants of Samaria tremble
    for the calf[a] of Beth-aven.
Its people shall mourn for it,
    and its idolatrous priests shall wail[b] over it,
    over its glory that has departed from it.(A)
The thing itself shall be carried to Assyria
    as tribute to the great king.[c]
Ephraim shall be put to shame,
    and Israel shall be ashamed of his idol.[d](B)

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

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Footnotes

  1. 10.5 Gk Syr: Heb calves
  2. 10.5 Cn: Heb exult
  3. 10.6 Cn: Heb to a king who will contend
  4. 10.6 Cn: Heb plan