Hosea 11

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1 When Israel was a child I loved him, out of Egypt I called my son.	1 As the morning passeth, so hath the king of Israel Israel was a child, and I loved him: and I called my son out of Egypt.
2 The more I called them, the farther they went from me, Sacrificing to the Baals and burning incense to idols.	2 As they called them, they went away from before their face: they offered victims to Baalim, and sacrificed to idols.
3 Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk, who took them in my arms;	3 And I was like a foster father to Ephraim, I carried them in my arms: and they knew not that I healed them.
4 I drew them with human cords, with bands of love; I fostered them like one who raises an infant to his cheeks; Yet, though I stooped to feed my child, they did not know that I was their healer.	4 I will draw them with the cords of Adam, with the bands of love : and I will be to them as one that taketh off the yoke on their jaws: and I put his meat to him that he might eat.
5 He shall return to the land of Egypt, and Assyria shall be his king;	5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king: because they would not be converted.
6 The sword shall begin with his cities and end by consuming his solitudes. Because they refused to repent, their own counsels shall devour them.	6 The sword hath begun in his cities, and it shall consume his chosen men, and sha.ll devour their heads.
7 His people are in suspense about returning to him; and God, though in unison they cry out to him, shall not raise them up.	7 And my people shall long for my return: but a yoke shall be put upon them together, which shall not be taken off.
8 How could I give you up, O Ephraim, or deliver you up, O Israel? How could I treat you as Admah, or make you like Zeboiim? My heart is overwhelmed, my pity is stirred.	8 How shall I deal with thee, O Ephraim, shall I protect thee, O Israel? how shall I make thee as Adama, shall I set thee as Seboim? my heart is turned within me, my repentance is stirred up.
9 I will not give vent to my blazing anger, I will not destroy Ephraim again; For I am God and not man, the Holy One present among you; I will not let the flames consume you.	9 I will not execute the fierceness of my wrath: I will not return to destroy Ephraim: because I am God, and not man: the holy one in the midst of thee, and I will not enter into the city.
10 They shall follow the LORD, who roars like a lion; When he roars, his sons shall come frightened from the west,	10 They shall walk after the Lord, he shall roar as a lion: because he shall roar, and the children of the sea shall fear.
11 Out of Egypt they shall come trembling, like sparrows, from the land of Assyria, like doves; And I will resettle them in their homes, says the LORD.	11 And they shall fly away like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove out of the land of the Assyrians: and I will place them in their own houses, saith the Lord.
	12 Ephraim hath compassed me about with denials, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Juda went down as a witness with God, and is faithful with the saints.