“The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.”
The statement that the high places of Beth-aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed, and thorn and thistle shall grow up on their altars indicates the desolation of the religious sites through which Israel has pursued false worship. The overgrowth of thorns and thistles (symbols of curse and desolation) on the altars suggests the complete abandonment and desecration of these sacred sites. This verse promises the physical destruction of Israel's religious infrastructure through judgment.
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