Hosea
Chapter Eleven
1 ¶ "When Israel
was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.
2 As they called them, So they went from them; They sacrificed to the Baals,
And burned incense to carved images.
3 "I taught Ephraim to walk, Taking them by their arms; But they did not
know that I healed them.
4 I drew them with gentle cords, With bands of love, And I was to them as those
who take the yoke from their neck. I stooped and fed them.
5 "He shall not return to the land of Egypt; But the Assyrian shall be
his king, Because they refused to repent.
6 And the sword shall slash in his cities, Devour his districts, And consume
them, Because of their own counsels.
7 My people are bent on backsliding from Me. Though they call to the Most High,
None at all exalt Him.
8 ¶ "How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I make you like Admah? How can I set you like Zeboiim? My heart churns
within Me; My sympathy is stirred.
9 I will not execute the fierceness of My anger; I will not again destroy Ephraim.
For I am God, and not man, The Holy One in your midst; And I will not come with
terror.
10 "They shall walk after the LORD. He will roar like a lion. When He roars,
Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;
11 They shall come trembling like a bird from Egypt, Like a dove from the land
of Assyria. And I will let them dwell in their houses," Says the LORD.
12 "Ephraim has encircled Me with lies, And the house of Israel with deceit;
But Judah still walks with God, Even with the Holy One who is faithful.
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