Hosea 10:8-10

Good News Translation

⁸^(A)The hilltop shrines of Aven,^[a] where the people of Israel worship idols, will be destroyed. Thorns and weeds will grow up over their altars. The people will call out to the mountains, “Hide us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”

The Lord Pronounces Judgment on Israel

⁹^(B)The Lord says, “The people of Israel have not stopped sinning against me since the time of their sin at Gibeah.^[b] So at Gibeah war will catch up with them. ¹⁰I will attack^[c] this sinful people and punish them. Nations will join together against them, and they will be punished for their many sins.

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Footnotes

Hosea 10:8 This name means “house of evil” or “house of idolatry” and in this passage refers to the city of Bethel, a name which means “house of God.” In verse 8, Bethaven is called Aven. See also 4.15 and 5.8.
Hosea 10:9 See 9.9.
Hosea 10:10 One ancient translation I will attack; Hebrew In my desire.