Hosea 13:1-2 The LORD’s Anger against Israel “When the tribe of Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; and it was exalted within Israel. But when they offended God by Baal, they died,

ISV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ The LORD’s Anger against Israel “When the tribe of Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; and it was exalted within Israel. But when they offended God by Baal, they died, ² but now they are sinning more and more, crafting idols from melted silver. Their idols are made with the most exacting skill, all of it the work of craftsmen. People say about them, ‘They offer human sacrifice, and kiss calf-shaped idols.’