Hosea 11
1 [1]Early in the morning were they cast off, the king of Israel hath been cast off: for Israel is a child, and I loved him, and out of Egypt have I called his children. 2 As I called them, so they departed from my presence: they sacrificed to Baalim, and burnt incense to graven images. 3 Yet I [2]bound the feet of Ephraim, I took him on mine arm; but they knew not that I healed them. 4 When men were destroyed, I drew them with the bands of my love: and I will be to them as a man smiting another on his cheek: and I will have respect to him, I will prevail with him.
5 Ephraim dwelt in Egypt; and as for the Assyrian, he was his king, because he would not return. 6 And in his cities he [3]prevailed not with the sword, and he ceased to war with his hands: and they shall eat of the fruit of their own devices: 7 and his people shall cleave fondly to their habitation; but God shall be angry with his precious things, and shall not at all exalt him.
8 How shall I deal with thee, Ephraim? how shall I protect thee, Israel? what shall I do with thee? [4]I will make thee as Adama, and as Seboim; my heart is turned [5]at once, my repentance is powerfully excited. 9 I will not act according to the fury of my wrath, I will not abandon Ephraim to be utterly destroyed: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One within thee: and I will not enter into the city. 10 I will go after the Lord: he shall utter his voice as a lion: for he shall roar, and the children of the waters shall be amazed. 11 They shall be amazed and fly as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of the Assyrians: and I will restore them to their houses, saith the Lord.
Notes
- 11:1 Matt. 2:15 (Heb. ≠ LXX) ↩
- 11:3 See Prov. 20:11 ↩
- 11:6 prevailed not with the sword: or, fell by the sword. Lit. was weak ↩
- 11:8 I will: or, shall I, etc. ↩
- 11:8 at once: or, in the same person, sc. myself ↩