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Hosea 8
1 8 Israel is swallowed up; Now they are among the Gentiles Like a vessel in which is no pleasure. 9 For they have gone up to Assyria, Like a wild donkey alone by itself; Ephraim has hired lovers. 10 Yes, though they have hired among the nations,Now I will gather them;And they shall sorrow a little, [fn] Because of the burden [fn] of the king of princes. 11 "Because Ephraim has made many altars for sin, They have become for him altars for sinning. 12 I have written for him the great things of My law, But they were considered a strange thing. 13 For the sacrifices of My offerings they sacrifice flesh and eat it, But the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins. They shall return to Egypt. 14 14 "For Israel has forgotten his Maker,And has built temples; [fn] Judah also has multiplied fortified cities;But I will send fire upon his cities,And it shall devour his palaces."
New King James Version
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