Hosea 11

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	NEW JERUSALEM
1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.	1 When Israel was a child I loved him, and I cal ed my son out of Egypt.
2 The more I called them, the more they went from me; they kept sacrificing to the Baals, and burning incense to idols.	2 But the more I cal ed, the further they went away from me; they offered sacrifice to Baal and burntincense to idols.
3 Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk, I took them up in my arms; but they did not know that I healed them.	3 I myself taught Ephraim to walk, I myself took them by the arm, but they did not know that I was theone caring for them,
4 I led them with cords of compassion, with the bands of love, and I became to them as one, who eases the yoke on their jaws, and I bent down to them and fed them.	4 that I was leading them with human ties, with leading-strings of love, that, with them, I was likesomeone lifting an infant to his cheek, and that I bent down to feed him.
5 They shall return to the land of Egypt, and Assyria shall be their king, because they have refused to return to me.	5 He wil not have to go back to Egypt, Assyria wil be his king instead! Since he has refused to comeback to me,
6 The sword shall rage against their cities, consume the bars of their gates, and devour them in their fortresses.	6 the sword wil rage through his cities, destroying the bars of his gates, devouring them because oftheir plots.
7 My people are bent on turning away from me; so they are appointed to the yoke, and none shall remove it.	7 My people are bent on disregarding me; if they are summoned to come up, not one of them makes amove.
8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim! How can I hand you over, O Israel! How can I make you like Admah! How can I treat you like Zeboiim! My heart recoils within me, my compassion grows warm and tender.	8 Ephraim, how could I part with you? Israel, how could I give you up? How could I make you likeAdmah or treat you like Zeboi m? My heart within me is overwhelmed, fever grips my inmost being.
9 I will not execute my fierce 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 to destroy.	9 I wil not give rein to my fierce anger, I wil not destroy Ephraim again, for I am God, not man, the HolyOne in your midst, and I shall not come to you in anger.
10 They shall go after the LORD, he will roar like a lion; yea, he will roar, and his sons shall come trembling from the west;	10 They wil fol ow Yahweh; he wil roar like a lion, and when he roars, his children will come flutteringfrom the west,
11 they shall come trembling like birds from Egypt, and like doves from the land of Assyria; and I will return them to their homes, says the LORD.	11 fluttering like sparrows from Egypt, like pigeons from Assyria, and I shal settle them in their homes-declares Yahweh.
12 Ephraim has encompassed me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah is still known by God, and is faithful to the Holy One.