Hosea 9:8-10

The Voice

⁸The prophet stands watch over Ephraim along with God,^[a]
but birds’ traps are set all along his paths;
Even in the temple of his God they show their hostility.
⁹They’ve become deeply depraved, as in the days of Gibeah.
God won’t overlook their wickedness; He’ll punish them for their sins.

¹⁰Eternal One: When I discovered Israel, he was a rare find,
        like grapes in the wilderness, like early figs on a young fig tree.
    I met your ancestors;
        when they came to Baal-peor,
    They dedicated themselves through their worship to an object of shame,
        and they became as detestable as the thing they loved.