Charles Ellicott Commentary Hosea 8:6

"For from Israel is even this; the workman made it, and it is no God; yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces." — Hosea 8:6 (ASV)

It is best to abandon the Masoretic punctuation, and translate, For it (i.e., the calf) is from Israel (not of Divine origin); as for it, a craftsman made it, and it is no god. Indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be shattered to fragments (literally, become splinters or fine dust).