Hosea 10:1-3

Common English Bible

10 Israel is a growing vine
        that yields its fruit.
    The more his fruit increased,
        the more altars he built;
    the richer his land became,
        the more he set up sacred standing stones.
² Their heart is false;
        now they must bear their guilt.
    The Lord will break down their altars
        and destroy their standing stones.
³ For now they will say:
        “We have no king,
    because we don’t love the Lord.
        What then could a king do for us?”