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.”

"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." - Hosea 10:8
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What does Hosea 10:8 mean?

"Hosea 10:8 (KJV) - 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." In this verse from the book of Hosea, the prophet is…

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The Ruins of Aven: A Call to True Repentance

In the prophetic book of Hosea, we are confronted with the sobering declaration of God's judgement against Israel. Hosea 10:8 states, "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…

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A Prayer for Redemption and Restoration: Echoes from Hosea 10:8

Heavenly Father, As I come before Your throne of grace today, my heart is heavy with the weight of our waywardness. I reflect deeply on the words of Your prophet Hosea, who lamented over Israel’s transgressions, particularly the verse that states, “The high places also of Aven…

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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."
Hosea 8:10 - "Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes."
Hosea 8:8 - "Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure."
Hosea 6:8 - "Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood."
Hosea 10:7 - "As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water."
Hosea 4:8 - "They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity."
Hosea 10:10 - "It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows."
Hosea 8:3 - "Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him."
Hosea 7:8 - "Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned."
"Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes." - Hosea 8:10
Hosea 1:8 - "¶ Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son."
Hosea 8:2 - "Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee."
Hosea 8:11 - "Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin."
Hosea 8:6 - "For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces."
Hosea 8:9 - "For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers."
Hosea 8:12 - "I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing."
Hosea 9:8 - "The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God."
Hosea 7:10 - "And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this."
Hosea 12:10 - "I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets."
Hosea 2:10 - "And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand."
"Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure." - Hosea 8:8
Hosea 10:4 - "They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field."
Hosea 5:8 - "Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin."
"Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood." - Hosea 6:8
Hosea 10:3 - "For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?"
Hosea 10:2 - "Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images."
Hosea 10:9 - "O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them."
Hosea 2:8 - "For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal."
Hosea 8:5 - "¶ Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?"