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Hosea 8:2-4
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2 Israel, you say, “We claim you,
    the Lord, as our God.”
3 But your enemies
will chase you for rejecting
    our good agreement.[a]

4 You chose kings and leaders
    without consulting me;
you made silver and gold idols
    that led to your downfall.

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  1. 8.3 our good agreement: Or “me, the Good One” (referring to God).
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Hosea 8:2-4
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2 Israel cries out to me,
    ‘Our God, we acknowledge you!’
3 But Israel has rejected what is good;
    an enemy will pursue him.(A)
4 They set up kings without my consent;
    they choose princes without my approval.(B)
With their silver and gold
    they make idols(C) for themselves
    to their own destruction.

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