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Hosea 8:9
Swete's Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible
ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἀνέβησαν εἰς Ἀσσυρίους· ἀνέθαλεν καθʼ ἑαυτὸν Ἐφράιμ, δῶρα ἠγάπησαν,
For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim (note: That is, the northern kingdom of Israel; also in verse 11) has hired lovers.