8:5 O Samaria, he has rejected your calf idol!
My anger burns against them!
They will not survive much longer without being punished, 1
even though they are Israelites!
10:2 Their heart is slipping;
soon they will be punished for their guilt.
The Lord 2 will break their altars;
he will completely destroy their fertility pillars.
1 tn Heb “How long will they be able to be free from punishment?” This rhetorical question affirms that Israel will not survive much longer until God punishes it.
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the