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Hosea 11

God Yearns over His People

1

Whenh3588 Israelh3478 was a youthh5288 I lovedh157 him, And  aout of Egypth4714 I  bcalledh7121 My sonh1121.

2

The more  1 athey calledh7121 them, The moreh3651 they wenth1980 from  1them; They kept  bsacrificingh2076 to the Baalsh1168a And  cburningh6999 incenseh6999 to idolsh6456.

3

Yet it is I who taughth7270 Ephraimh669 to walkh7270,  1I  atookh3947 them in My armsh2220; But they did not knowh3045 that I  bhealedh7495 them.

4

I  aledh4900 them with cordsh2256a of a manh120, with bondsh5688 of loveh160, And  bI becameh1961 to them as one who liftsh7311 the yokeh5923 from their jawsh3895; And I benth5186 downh5186 and  cfedh398 them.

5

 1They will not returnh7725 to the landh776 of Egypth4714; But Assyriah804b--he will be  2their kingh4428 Becauseh3588 they  arefusedh3985 to returnh7725 to Me.

6

The  aswordh2719 will whirlh2342a against  1their citiesh5892b, And will demolishh3615  1their gate barsh905 And  bconsumeh3615 them becauseh4480 of their  ccounselsh4156.

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So My peopleh5971a are benth8511 on  aturningh4878 from Me. Though  1they callh7121  2them to the One on highh5920, Noneh3808 at allh3162 exaltsh7311 Him.

8

 aHowh349 can I giveh5414 you up, O Ephraimh669? How can I surrenderh4042 you, O Israelh3478? Howh349 can I  1makeh5414 you like  bAdmahh126? How can I treath7760 you like  bZeboiimh6636? My hearth3820 is turnedh2015 overh2015 withinh5921 Me,  2Allh3162 My compassionsh5150 are kindledh3648.

9

I will  anot executeh6213a My fierceh2740 angerh639; I will not destroyh7843 Ephraimh669  bagainh7725. For  cI am Godh410 and not manh376, the  dHolyh6918 Oneh6918 in your midsth7130, And I will not comeh935 in  1wrathh5892a.

10

They will  awalkh1980 afterh310 the LORDh3068, He will  broarh7580 like a lionh743b; Indeedh3588 He will roarh7580 And His sonsh1121 will comeh2729  ctremblingh2729 from the westh3220.

11

They will comeh2729 tremblingh2729 like birdsh6833 from  aEgypth4714 And like  bdovesh3123 from the landh776 of  aAssyriah804b; And I will  csettleh3427 them in their housesh1004, declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.

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 1Ephraimh669 surroundsh5437 Me with  aliesh3585 And the househ1004 of Israelh3478 with deceith4820; Judahh3063 is alsoh5750 unrulyh7300 againsth5973 Godh410, Even againsth5973 the Holyh6918 Oneh6918 who is faithfulh539.



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