10 Israel was a spreading vine;^(A)
    he brought forth fruit for himself.
As his fruit increased,
    he built more altars;^(B)
as his land prospered,^(C)
    he adorned his sacred stones.^(D)

² Their heart is deceitful,^(A)
    and now they must bear their guilt.^(B)
The Lord will demolish their altars^(C)
    and destroy their sacred stones.^(D)

⁵ The people who live in Samaria fear
    for the calf-idol^(A) of Beth Aven.^[a](B)
Its people will mourn over it,
    and so will its idolatrous priests,^(C)
those who had rejoiced over its splendor,
    because it is taken from them into exile.^(D)

⁶ It will be carried to Assyria^(A)
    as tribute^(B) for the great king.^(C)
Ephraim will be disgraced;^(D)
    Israel will be ashamed^(E) of its foreign alliances.

⁸ The high places^(A) of wickedness^[a](B) will be destroyed—
    it is the sin of Israel.
Thorns^(C) and thistles will grow up
    and cover their altars.^(D)
Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”^(E)
    and to the hills, “Fall on us!”^(F)