Hosea 8:2-4

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²To me they cry,
My God, we Israel know thee.
³Israel has spurned the good;
the enemy shall pursue him.

⁴They made kings, but not through me.
They set up princes, but without my knowledge.
With their silver and gold they made idols
for their own destruction.

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