Hosea 8

²They cry to me, ‘My God, we, Israel, acknowledge you!’

³Israel has cast off that which is good.

⁴They have set up kings, but not by me.

⁵Let Samaria throw out his calf idol!

⁶For this is even from Israel!

⁷For they sow the wind,

⁸Israel is swallowed up.

⁹For they have gone up to Assyria,

¹⁰But although they sold themselves among the nations,

¹¹Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning,

¹²I wrote for him the many things of my law,

¹³As for the sacrifices of my offerings,

¹⁴For Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces;