The prophecy that the wind will wrap them up in its wings and Israel will be ashamed because of their altars represents the judgment where a mighty force (divine judgment or Assyrian invasion) will sweep away Israel and leave her exposed and ashamed before her idolatrous worship sites. The wind wrapping in its wings recalls God's promise to bear Israel on eagles' wings at the exodus (Exodus 19:4), suggesting a reversal where the divine protection becomes a divine judgment that carries Israel away into exile. The shame connected with the altars indicates that the very religious structures through which Israel pursued false gods will become occasions for her humiliation and defeat.

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