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The Coming Destruction

10 “Israel, the overgrown[a] vine, bears fruit like itself;
the more fruitful they become,
        the more altars they build.
The better the land,
    the more ornate the stone idols.[b]
Their hearts are divided;
    from now on they are to be found guilty.
God[c] will tear down their altars,
    he will destroy their stone idols.[d]
From now on they will say,
    ‘We have no king,
        because we did not fear the Lord
    and what would a king do for us?’

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:1 Or empty
  2. Hosea 10:1 Or pillars
  3. Hosea 10:2 Lit. He
  4. Hosea 10:2 Or pillars