8Hosea 8

Israel Rejects the / The said:

1Sound a warning! Israel, you broke our agreement and ignored my teaching. Now an eagle is swooping down to attack my land.Select Hosea 8:1

2Israel, you say, “We claim you, the Lord, as our God.”Select Hosea 8:2

3But your enemies will chase you for rejecting our good agreement.Select Hosea 8:3

4You chose kings and leaders without consulting me; you made silver and gold idols that led to your downfall.Select Hosea 8:4

5City of Samaria, I'm angry because of your idol in the shape of a calf. When will you ever be innocent again?Select Hosea 8:5

6Someone from Israel built that idol for you, but only I am God. And so it will be smashed to pieces.Select Hosea 8:6

7If you scatter wind instead of wheat, you will harvest a whirlwind and have no wheat. Even if you harvest grain, enemies will steal it all.Select Hosea 8:7

8Israel, you are ruined, and now the nations consider you worthless.Select Hosea 8:8

9You are like a wild donkey that goes its own way. You've run off to Assyria and hired them as allies.Select Hosea 8:9

10You can bargain with nations, but I'll catch you anyway. Soon you will suffer abuse by kings and rulers.Select Hosea 8:10

11Israel, you have built many altars where you offer sacrifices for sin. But these altars have become places for sin.Select Hosea 8:11

12My instructions for sacrifices were written in detail, but you ignored them.Select Hosea 8:12

13You sacrifice your best animals and eat the sacrificial meals, but I, the Lord, refuse your offerings. I will remember your sins and punish you. Then you will return to Egypt.Select Hosea 8:13

14Israel, I created you, but you forgot me. You and Judah built palaces and many strong cities. Now I will send fire to destroy your towns and fortresses.Select Hosea 8:14