'Sin' in the Bible

They feed on the sin offerings of my people; their appetites long for their iniquity!

whenever I want to heal Israel, the sin of Ephraim is revealed, and the evil deeds of Samaria are exposed. For they do what is wrong; thieves break into houses, and gangs rob people out in the streets.

Although Ephraim has built many altars for sin offerings, these have become altars for sinning!

Even now they persist in sin! They make metal images for themselves, idols that they skillfully fashion from their own silver; all of them are nothing but the work of craftsmen! There is a saying about them: "Those who sacrifice to the calf idol are calf kissers!"

Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sin has been your downfall!