Hosea 11
:2
11:2
As 1they called them,
So they went from them;
To the
aBaals they sacrificed,
And to the idols they burned incense.
Hosea 11
:3
11:3
And it was I who taught Ephraim to walk
(He
atook them in His arms),
But they did not know that I
bhealed them.
Hosea 11
:4
11:4
I drew them
1with cords of a man,
With bands of love;
And I was to them like those
Who lift off the
2yoke on their jaws;
And I gently caused them to
2eat.
Hosea 11
:5
11:5
They will not return to the land of Egypt,
But the Assyrian will be their king,
For they refused to return
to Me.
Hosea 11
:6
11:6
And the sword will whirl about in their cities
And will consume their bars,
And it will devour
them because of their own counsels.
Hosea 11
:7
11:7
Indeed My people are bent upon turning away from Me;
Though they call them to
Him who is on high,
None at all exalts
Him.
Hosea 11
:8
11:8
How shall I give you up, O Ephraim?
How shall I deliver you up, O Israel?
How can I make you like
1aAdmah?
How can I treat you like Zeboim?
My heart is turned within Me;
All My
bcompassions have warmed.
Hosea 11
:9
11:9
I will not execute the fierceness of My anger;
I will not return to destroy Ephraim;
For I am God and
anot man,
The
bHoly One in the midst of you,
And I will not come in wrath.
Hosea 11
:10
11:10
They will walk after Jehovah;
He will
aroar like a lion.
For He will roar,
And the children will come trembling from the
bwest.
Hosea 11
:11
11:11
They will come trembling like a bird from Egypt
And like a
adove from the land of Assyria.
And I will cause them to
bdwell in their houses,
Declares Jehovah.
Hosea 11
:12
11:12
Ephraim encompasses Me with lies,
And the house of Israel, with deceit;
And Judah is yet unsteadfast with God
And with the Holy One, the Faithful One.
