Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
Altars
Bible References
Many
Hosea 10:1
Israel was a fertile vine that yielded fruit. As his fruit multiplied, he multiplied altars to Baal. As his land prospered, they adorned the fertility pillars.
Hosea 12:11
Is there idolatry in Gilead? Certainly its inhabitants will come to nothing! Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Surely their altars will be like stones heaped up on a plowed field!
Isaiah 10:10
I overpowered kingdoms ruled by idols, whose carved images were more impressive than Jerusalem's or Samaria's.
Altars
Deuteronomy 4:28
There you will worship gods made by human hands -- wood and stone that can neither see, hear, eat, nor smell.
Jeremiah 16:13
So I will throw you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your ancestors have ever known. There you must worship other gods day and night, for I will show you no mercy.'"