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Hosea 8:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Hosea 8:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 [a]They anointed kings, but not by my authority;
they appointed princes, but without my knowledge.
With their silver and gold they made idols for themselves,
idols for their own destruction.
5 I reject your calf-idol, O Samaria!
My anger burns against them.
How long will it be
before they regain their innocence?
6 The calf was made in Israel;
it is no god at all,
for it was fashioned by a craftsman.
The calf of Samaria
will be broken to pieces.
Footnotes
- Hosea 8:4 Idols . . . calf-idol: another reference to the condemnation of idolatrous cults. The prophet is here concerned to rebuke political schism as well as religious.