NET Bible
"Israel will be swallowed up among the nations; they will be like a worthless piece of pottery."
— Hosea 8:8, NET Bible
“Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.”
“Israel is swallowed up: now are they among the nations as a vessel wherein none delighteth. ”
“Israel is swallowed up. Now they are among the nations like a worthless thing.”
“Israel is swallowed up: now is he become among the nations like an unclean vessel.”
“Israel has come to destruction; now they are among the nations like a cup in which there is no pleasure.”
“Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.”
O Samaria, he has rejected your calf idol! My anger burns against them! They will not survive much longer without being punished, even though they are Israelites!
That idol was made by a workman– it is not God! The calf idol of Samaria will be broken to bits.
The Fertility Cultists Will Become Infertile They sow the wind, and so they will reap the whirlwind! The stalk does not have any standing grain; it will not produce any flour. Even if it were to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it all up.
Israel will be swallowed up among the nations; they will be like a worthless piece of pottery.
Israel’s Hired Lovers They have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey that wanders off. Ephraim has hired prostitutes as lovers.
Even though they have hired lovers among the nations, I will soon gather them together for judgment. Then they will begin to waste away under the oppression of a mighty king.
Sacrifices Ineffective without Moral Obedience Although Ephraim has built many altars for sin offerings, these have become altars for sinning!