Hosea 3:4

For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king and without a prince, without a government of their own, and without a sacrifice, namely, those of public worship in the Temple, and without an image, pillars as used in connection with their worship, and without an ephod, the beautiful vest of the high priest which was used in determining the will of God and uncovering the future, Exodus 28:6, and without teraphim, household gods which had been retained from the earliest days of Israel's history. The exile brought to an end not only the public worship of Jehovah, but also the remnants of idol-worship as practiced as a matter of tradition. During the captivity the children of God realized the vanity of all idol-worship and were ready to accept the true God.