Hosea 8:7-11

For they sow wind And they harvest a storm. The standing grain has no kernels; It yields no grain. If it were to yield, strangers would swallow it.

Israel has been swallowed up; They are now among the nations Like a vessel in which no one delights.

For they have gone up to Assyria, Like a wild donkey all alone; Ephraim has paid fees for lovers.

Even though they pay for allies among the nations, I will gather them up now; And they will begin to diminish Because of the burden of the king of officials.

Since Ephraim has multiplied altars for sin, They have become altars of sinning for him.