Hosea 11:1–9 · BSB
11:1
When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.
11:2
But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.
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11:3
It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them.
11:4
I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.
11:5
Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?
11:6
A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.
11:7
My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.
11:8
How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!
11:9
I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God and not man—the Holy One among you—and I will not come in wrath.
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