Hosea 8:8-10

Expanded Bible

⁸ Israel is ·eaten [swallowed] up;
    the people are ·mixed among [^Lamong] the other nations
    and have become ·useless to me [a useless pot/utensil/vessel].
⁹ Israel is like a wild donkey ·all by itself [wandering alone].
    They have ·run [^Lgone up] to Assyria;
    ·They have hired other nations to protect them [^LEphraim has hired lovers; or Ephraim has sold herself to lovers].
¹⁰ Although Israel ·is mixed [or hired; or hired herself out] among the nations,
    I will gather them together.
They will ·become weaker and weaker [begin to waste away]
    ·as they suffer under [from the burden/oppression of] the ·great king of Assyria [^Lking of princes].