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Hosea 10:4

“They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.”
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2Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.

3Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”

4They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.

5The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests— those who rejoiced in its glory— for it has been taken from them into exile.

6Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.

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