Charles Ellicott Commentary Hosea 8:5

"He hath cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?" — Hosea 8:5 (ASV)

Your calf ... has cast you off.— Rather, is loathsome. Nothing can exceed the scorn of this outburst. The last clause should be rendered, How long are you unable to attain purity? The attribution of consuming fire to God is not peculiar to the prophet. (Compare to Hebrews 12:29.)