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Hosea 8:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Hosea 8:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 Israel cries out to me,
“We acknowledge you to be our God.”
3 However, Israel has rejected what is good;
the enemy will pursue them.
4 [a]They anointed kings, but not by my authority;
they appointed princes, but without my knowledge.
With their silver and gold they made idols for themselves,
idols for their own destruction.
Footnotes
- Hosea 8:4 Idols . . . calf-idol: another reference to the condemnation of idolatrous cults. The prophet is here concerned to rebuke political schism as well as religious.
