Hosea 8:11

New Century Version

“Although Israel built more altars to remove sin, they have become altars for sinning.

Cross References

Jeremiah 16:13

So I will throw you out of this country and send you into a land that you and your ancestors never knew. There you can serve other gods day and night, because I will not help you or show you any favors.’

Jeremiah 17:1

“The sin of the people of Judah is written with an iron tool. Their sins were cut with a hard point into the stone that is their hearts. Their sins were cut into the corners of their altars.

Hosea 10:8

The places of false worship will be destroyed, the places where Israel sins. Thorns and weeds will grow up and cover their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

Hosea 12:11

The people of Gilead are evil, worth nothing. Though people sacrifice bulls at Gilgal, their altars will become like piles of stone in a plowed field.

Hosea 5:4

“They will not give up their deeds and return to their God. They are determined to be unfaithful to me; they do not know the Lord.

Deuteronomy 4:28

There you will worship gods made by people, gods made of wood and stone, that cannot see, hear, eat, or smell.