## like a chip of wood on the surface of the water  ##

The king of Samaria is compared to a chip of wood. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## chip ##

a small piece that has been broken off of something larger

## The shrines of wickedness - the sin of Israel - will be destroyed ##

the sin of Israel - will be destroyed** - The shrines the Israelites built to their idols were wicked in God's sight. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])