Hosea 8:11–14

11 When Ephraim multiplied his altars for sin,s

they became his altars for sinning.

12 Though I were to write out for him

ten thousand points of my instruction,t

they would beA regarded as something strange.

13 Though they offer sacrificial giftsB,u

and eat the flesh,v

the Lord does not accept them.

Now he will remember their guiltw

and punish their sins;x

they will return to Egypt.y

14 Israel has forgotten his Makerz and built palaces;aa

Judah has also multiplied fortified cities.

I will send fire on their cities,ab

and it will consume their citadels.