Hosea 10:1-8

Israel is a lush   vine;  it yields fruit for itself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars.  The better his land produced, the better they made the sacred pillars.  Their hearts are devious;  , now they must bear their guilt.  The Lord will break down their altars  and demolish their sacred pillars. In fact, they are now saying, “We have no king! For we do not fear the  Lord.  What can a king do for us? ” They speak mere words, taking false oaths while making covenants.  So lawsuits break out like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.  The residents of Samaria  will have anxiety over the calf  of Beth-aven.  Indeed, its idolatrous priests rejoiced over it; the people will mourn over it, over its glory.  It will certainly go into exile. The calf itself will be taken to Assyria  as an offering to the great king.  , Ephraim will experience shame;  Israel will be ashamed of its counsel.  Samaria’s king will disappear  , like foam  on the surface of the water. The high places  of Aven, the sin of Israel,  will be destroyed; thorns and thistles will grow over their altars.  They will say to the mountains,  “Cover us! ” and to the hills, “Fall on us! ”