Hosea 8:11
The more altars that the people of Ephraim build to make offerings to pay for their sins, the more places they have for sinning.
Hosea 12:11
The people of Gilead are evil. They are worthless. They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal. But their altars will become like piles of rubble beside a plowed field.
Deuteronomy 4:28
You will serve gods that are the work of men's hands. Made of wood and stone. They cannot see, hear, eat or smell.
Isaiah 10:10-11
As my hand took hold of the kingdoms of the idols, kingdoms whose carved images were greater then those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
Jeremiah 16:13
Therefore I will throw you out of this land into a land that you and your ancestors have not heard of. There you will serve other gods day and night because I will no longer have pity on you.'
Hosea 10:1-2
The people of Israel were like a grapevine that used to produce grapes. The more prosperous they were, the more altars they built. The more productive their land was, the more beautiful they made the sacred stone pillars they worship.
Hosea 10:8
The hilltop shrines of Bethaven, where the people of Israel worship idols, will be destroyed. Thorns and weeds will grow up over their altars. The people will call out to the mountains: 'Hide us! And to the hills, cover us!'