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Yahweh is speaking.
but it was only so they might be cut off
As a result of making idols, God was banishing them. (UDB)
He has rejected your calf, Samaria. My anger burns against them.
"God has rejected your idol and is angry at them about it."
For how long will they stay impure?
Yahweh asks this question to express his concern for his people. He wonders how long it will take Israel to turn away from their idolatry. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)