כִּֽי־הִרְבָּ֥ה אֶפְרַ֛יִם מִזְבְּחֹ֖ת לַחֲטֹ֑א הָיוּ־ל֥וֹ מִזְבְּח֖וֹת לַחֲטֹֽא׃
For Ephraim hath multiplied altars to sin, yea, altars have been unto him to sin. .
Rashi on Hosea
For Ephraim has increased Therefore, I will humble them with the burden of the king and the princes.