Hosea 8:9-11

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁹ “The people of Israel went to Assyria.
They were like wild donkeys wandering off alone.
The people of Ephraim sold themselves to their lovers.
¹⁰ Even though they sold themselves among the nations,
I will gather them now.
They will suffer for a while under the burdens of kings and princes.

¹¹ “The more altars that the people of Ephraim build
to make offerings to pay for their sins,
the more places they have for sinning.