Hosea 10:8

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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.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!”

In 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.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!”

Hebrew words

וְנִשְׁמְדוּvenishmeduand they will be destroyedH8045בָּמוֹתbamot[the] high places ofH1116אָוֶן'avenwickednessH206חַטַּאתchatat[the] sin ofH2403יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478קוֹץkotzthorn[s]H6975וְדַרְדַּרvedardarand thistle[s]H1863יַעֲלֶהya'alehit will grow upH5927עַל־'al-overH5921מִזְבְּחוֹתָםmizbechotamaltars theirH4196וְאָמְרוּve'ameruand they will sayH559לֶהָרִיםleharimto the mountainsH2022כַּסּוּנוּkasunucover usH3680וְלַגְּבָעוֹתvelageva'otand to the hillsH1389נִפְלוּniflufallH5307עָלֵינוּ׃ ס'aleinuon usH5921

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Jacob

Places: Aven

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