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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 {H1116} also of Aven {H206}, the sin {H2403} of Israel {H3478}, shall be destroyed {H8045}: the thorn {H6975} and the thistle {H1863} shall come up {H5927} on their altars {H4196}; and they shall say {H559} to the mountains {H2022}, Cover {H3680} us; and to the hills {H1389}, Fall {H5307} on us.

Destruction will come to the high places of Aven, that is, to the sin of Isra'el. Thorns and thistles will grow over their altars; and they will 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!”

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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Cross-References

  • Luke 23:30 (12 votes)

    Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

  • Revelation 6:16 (11 votes)

    And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

  • Isaiah 2:19 (9 votes)

    And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

  • 1 Kings 12:28 (5 votes)

    Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves [of] gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

  • 1 Kings 12:30 (5 votes)

    And this thing became a sin: for the people went [to worship] before the one, [even] unto Dan.

  • Hosea 9:6 (5 votes)

    For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant [places] for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns [shall be] in their tabernacles.

  • Isaiah 32:13 (4 votes)

    Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns [and] briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy [in] the joyous city: