'Itself' in the Bible

When a message from the LORD came to Hosea, the LORD told him, "Go marry a prostitute and have children with her, because the land is prostituting itself by departing from the LORD."

I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me;For now, O Ephraim, you have played the harlot,Israel has defiled itself.

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing;Ephraim’s harlotry is there, Israel has defiled itself.

Ephraim has mixed itself like flour among the nations; Ephraim is like a ruined cake of bread that is scorched on one side.

Devoured have strangers his power, And he hath not known, Also old age hath sprinkled itself on him, And he hath not known.

"Because they went over to Assyria, they are like a wild donkey alone by itself. Ephraim has hired some lovers.

Israel is a lush vine;it yields fruit for itself.The more his fruit increased,the more he increased the altars.The better his land produced,the better they made the sacred pillars.

The calf itself will be taken to Assyriaas an offering to the great king.Ephraim will experience shame;Israel will be ashamed of its counsel.