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8:1  Put the trumpet to your lips! One like an eagle is over the house of the Lord! Because they have violated my covenant, and rebelled against my law,
8:2  They cry out to me, “My God! We know you!”
8:3  But Israel has rejected what is good; the enemy shall pursue him.
8:4  They made kings, but not by my authority; they established princes, but without my knowledge. With their silver and gold they made idols for themselves, to their own destruction.
8:5  He has rejected your calf, Samaria! My wrath is kindled against them; How long will they be incapable of innocence in Israel?
8:6  An artisan made it, it is no god at all. The calf of Samaria will be dashed to pieces.
8:7  When they sow the wind, they will reap the whirlwind; The stalk of grain that forms no head can yield no flour; Even if it could, strangers would swallow it.
8:8  Israel is swallowed up; now they are among the nations, like a useless vessel.
8:9  For they went up to Assyria— a wild ass off on its own— Ephraim bargained for lovers.
8:10  Even though they bargain with the nations, I will now gather them together; They will soon succumb under the burden of king and princes.
8:11  When Ephraim made many altars to expiate sin, they became altars for sinning.
8:12  Though I write for him my many instructions, they are considered like a stranger’s.
8:13  They love sacrifice, they sacrifice meat and eat it, but the Lord is not pleased with them. Now he will remember their guilt and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt.
8:14  Israel has forgotten his maker and has built palaces. Judah, too, has fortified many cities, but I will send fire upon his cities, to devour their strongholds.