29 However, (A)as for the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel, from these Jehu did not desist, including the (B)golden calves that were at Bethel and at Dan.

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16 And they abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God and made for themselves cast metal images: (A)two calves. And they (B)made an [a]Asherah, and (C)worshiped all the heavenly [b]lights, and (D)served Baal.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 17:16 I.e., a wooden symbol of a female deity
  2. 2 Kings 17:16 Lit host

(A)They have set up kings, but not by Me;
They have appointed officials, but I did not know it.
With their (B)silver and gold they have made idols for themselves,
So that [a]they will be eliminated.
[b]He has rejected your (C)calf, Samaria, saying,
“My anger burns against them!”
How long will they be incapable of (D)innocence?
For from Israel comes even this!
A (E)craftsman made it, so it is not God;
Assuredly, the calf of Samaria will be broken to [c]pieces.
For (F)they sow wind
And they harvest a (G)storm.
The standing grain has no [d]kernels;
It yields (H)no [e]grain.
If it were to yield, strangers would swallow it.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 8:4 Lit he
  2. Hosea 8:5 Or Your calf has rejected you
  3. Hosea 8:6 Or splinters
  4. Hosea 8:7 Lit growth
  5. Hosea 8:7 Or meal

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