Bible verse
Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.
Hosea 10:2 · BSB
The verses around it, from Hosea 10.
1 Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.
2 Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.
3 Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”
4 They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
5 The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile.
6 Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.
KJV
Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.
ASV
Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will smite their altars, he will destroy their pillars.
ERV
Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he shall smite their altars, he shall spoil their pillars.
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