6. It was carried away as a gift to the great king of Assyria. He will keep Ephraim’s shameful idol. Israel will be ashamed of its idol.
7. Samaria’s false god will be destroyed. It will be like a piece of wood floating away on the water’s surface.
8. Israel sinned and built many high places. The high places of Aven will be destroyed. Thorns and weeds will grow on their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
9. “Israel, you have sinned since the time of Gibeah. (And the people have continued to sin there.) Those evil people at Gibeah will be trapped by war.
10. I will come to punish them. Armies will come together against them and punish the Israelites for both of their sins.