“ Israel has built many altars to take away sin, but these very altars became places for sinning!

“以法莲增添祭坛取罪；因此，祭坛使他犯罪。

以法莲为赎罪增添许多祭坛，这些祭坛却使他犯罪。

以法莲为赎罪增添许多祭坛，这些祭坛却使他犯罪。

“以法莲增建除罪的祭坛，这些祭坛却成为他的犯罪之处。

以法莲增添好些祭坛去犯罪，这些就成了他们犯罪的祭坛。

以法蓮增添祭壇取罪；因此，祭壇使他犯罪。

以法蓮為贖罪增添許多祭壇，這些祭壇卻使他犯罪。

以法蓮為贖罪增添許多祭壇，這些祭壇卻使他犯罪。

「以法蓮增建除罪的祭壇，這些祭壇卻成為他的犯罪之處。

以法蓮增添好些祭壇去犯罪，這些就成了他們犯罪的祭壇。

以法蓮加多了祭壇以解罪，這些壇對於他卻成了使他犯罪的祭壇。

以法蓮增築祭壇而干罪、其壇陷之於罪、

以法蓮多築祭壇、獲罪於我、自取其戾、

以法蓮多築祭壇犯罪、斯諸祭壇、使之取戾、

“ Though Ephraim built many altars for sin offerings, these have become altars for sinning.

“ Ephraim built many altars where they sacrificed sin offerings to other gods. So their altars have become places where they commit sin.

Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, they have become to him altars for sinning.

When Ephraim multiplied his altars for sin, they became his altars for sinning.

Since Ephraim has multiplied altars for sin, They have become altars of sinning for him.

“ Because Ephraim has made many altars for sin, They have become for him altars for sinning.

Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been unto him for sinning.

When Ephraim multiplied his altars for sin, they became his altars for sinning.

Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.

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

Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, they became for him altars for sinning.

But the people of Gilead are worthless because of their idol worship. And in Gilgal, too, they sacrifice bulls; their altars are lined up like the heaps of stone along the edges of a plowed field.

And the pagan shrines of Aven, the place of Israel’s sin, will crumble. Thorns and thistles will grow up around their altars. They will beg the mountains,“ Bury us!” and plead with the hills,“ Fall on us!”

How prosperous Israel is— a luxuriant vine loaded with fruit. But the richer the people get, the more pagan altars they build. The more bountiful their harvests, the more beautiful their sacred pillars.The hearts of the people are fickle; they are guilty and must be punished. The Lord will break down their altars and smash their sacred pillars.

Yes, we have finished off many a kingdom whose gods were greater than those in Jerusalem and Samaria.So we will defeat Jerusalem and her gods, just as we destroyed Samaria with hers.’”

So I will throw you out of this land and send you into a foreign land where you and your ancestors have never been. There you can worship idols day and night— and I will grant you no favors!’

There, in a foreign land, you will worship idols made from wood and stone— gods that neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.