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Hosea 10:8

The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

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ASV

The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

KJV

The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְנִשְׁמְד֞וּve.nish.me.Duand they will be destroyedH8045 →
בָּמ֣וֹתba.Mot[the] high places ofH1116 →
אָ֗וֶן'A.venwickednessH206 →
חַטַּאת֙cha.taT[the] sin ofH2403 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
ק֣וֹץKotzthorn[s]H6975 →
וְדַרְדַּ֔רve.dar.Darand thistle[s]H1863 →
יַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.Lehit will grow upH5927 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑םmiz.be.cho.Tamaltars theirH4196 →
וְאָמְר֤וּve.'a.me.Ruand they will sayH559 →
לֶֽהָרִים֙le.ha.Rimto the mountainsH2022 →
כַּסּ֔וּנוּka.Su.nucover usH3680 →
וְלַגְּבָע֖וֹתve.la.ge.va.'otand to the hillsH1389 →
נִפְל֥וּnif.LufallH5307 →
עָלֵֽינוּ׃ ס'a.Lei.nuon usH5921 →

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Revelation 6:16And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.Luke 23:30At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’Isaiah 2:19Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.Isaiah 2:10Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.1 Kings 12:28–30After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”Hosea 9:6For even if they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.Amos 8:14Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’—they will fall, never to rise again.”Isaiah 32:13and for the land of my people, overgrown with thorns and briers—even for every house of merriment in this city of revelry.Revelation 9:6In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.Hosea 4:13They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.Micah 1:5All this is for the transgression of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is the high place of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?Hosea 10:2Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.Micah 1:13Harness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.2 Chronicles 34:5–7Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.Hosea 5:8Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!Isaiah 34:13Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches.Hosea 10:5The 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.Hosea 4:15Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’

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