Hosea 10:8
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.
Context
This verse from Hosea Chapter 10 connects to 10 cross-references. Israel is a luxuriant vine but has multiplied altars and devoted its wealth to sin. Their hearts are false; their king will be destroyed. Sow righteousness, reap steadfast love, break up your fallow ground. You have plowed iniquity and reaped …
Other Translations
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.
And destroyed have been high places of Aven, the sin of Israel. Thorn and bramble go up on their altars, And they have said to hills, Cover us, And to heights, Fall upon us.
And the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will come to destruction; thorns and waste plants will come up on their altars; they will say to the mountains, Be a cover over us; and to the hills, Come down on us.
Cross References
And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and …
Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for …
And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the …
And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from …
And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to …
Moreover the altar that was at Beth–el, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel …
Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake …
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and …