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8 : 1 Setthe trumpet to your lips!Onelike a vulture is over the house of theLord,becausethey have transgressed my covenantand rebelled against my law.
8 : 2 To me they cry,My God, we&emdash;Israel&emdash;know you.
8 : 3 Israel has spurned the good;the enemy shall pursue him.
8 : 4 They made kings,but not through me.They set up princes, but I knew it not.With their silver and gold they made idolsfor their own destruction.
8 : 5 I havespurned your calf, O Samaria.My anger burns against them.How long will they be incapable of innocence?
8 : 6 For it is from Israel;a craftsman made it;it is not God.The calf of Samariashall be broken to pieces.
8 : 7 Forthey sow the wind,and they shall reap the whirlwind.The standing grain has no heads;it shall yield no flour;if it were to yield,strangers would devour it.
8 : 8 Israel is swallowed up;already they are among the nationsasa useless vessel.
8 : 9 Forthey have gone up to Assyria,a wild donkey wandering alone;Ephraim has hired lovers.
8 : 10 Though they hire allies among the nations,I will soon gather them up.Andthe king and princesshall soon writhebecause of the tribute.
8 : 11 Because Ephraimhas multiplied altars for sinning,they have become to him altars for sinning.
8 : 12 Were I to write for him my laws by the ten thousands,they would be regarded as a strange thing.
8 : 13 As for my sacrificial offerings,they sacrifice meat and eat it,but theLorddoes not accept them.Now he will remember their iniquityand punish their sins;they shall return to Egypt.
8 : 14 ForIsrael has forgottenhis Makerandbuilt palaces,andJudah has multiplied fortified cities;soI will send a fire upon his cities,and it shall devour her strongholds.