Hosea 11 : 1 (NET)
When Israel was a young man, I loved him like a son, and I summoned my son out of Egypt.
Hosea 11 : 2 (NET)
But the more I summoned them, the farther they departed from me. They sacrificed to the Baal idols and burned incense to images.
Hosea 11 : 3 (NET)
Yet it was I who led Ephraim, I took them by the arm; but they did not acknowledge that I had healed them.
Hosea 11 : 4 (NET)
I led them with leather cords, with leather ropes; I lifted the yoke from their neck, and gently fed them.
Hosea 11 : 5 (NET)
They will return to Egypt! Assyria will rule over them because they refuse to repent!
Hosea 11 : 6 (NET)
A sword will flash in their cities, it will destroy the bars of their city gates, and will devour them in their fortresses.
Hosea 11 : 7 (NET)
My people are obsessed with turning away from me; they call to Baal, but he will never exalt them!
Hosea 11 : 8 (NET)
How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I surrender you, O Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? I have had a change of heart! All my tender compassions are aroused!
Hosea 11 : 9 (NET)
I cannot carry out my fierce anger! I cannot totally destroy Ephraim! Because I am God, and not man� the Holy One among you� I will not come in wrath!
Hosea 11 : 10 (NET)
He will roar like a lion, and they will follow the LORD; when he roars, his children will come trembling from the west.
Hosea 11 : 11 (NET)
They will return in fear and trembling like birds from Egypt, like doves from Assyria, and I will settle them in their homes," declares the LORD.
Hosea 11 : 12 (NET)
Ephraim has surrounded me with lies; the house of Israel has surrounded me with deceit. But Judah still roams about with God; he remains faithful to the Holy One.
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