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Hosea 11 : 1 - 12
Chapter 11
| 1 | "When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.
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| 2 | As they called them, So they went from them; They sacrificed to the Baals, And burned incense to carved images.
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| 3 | "I taught Ephraim to walk, Taking them by their arms; But they did not know that I healed them.
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| 4 | I drew them with gentle cords, With bands of love, And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck. I stooped and fed them.
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| 5 | "He shall not return to the land of Egypt; But the Assyrian shall be his king, Because they refused to repent.
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| 6 | And the sword shall slash in his cities, Devour his districts, And consume them, Because of their own counsels.
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| 7 | My people are bent on backsliding from Me. Though they call to the Most High, None at all exalt Him.
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| 8 | "How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I set you like Zeboiim? My heart churns within Me; My sympathy is stirred.
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| 9 | I will not execute the fierceness of My 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 with terror.
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| 10 | "They shall walk after the LORD. He will roar like a lion. When He roars, Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;
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| 11 | They shall come trembling like a bird from Egypt, Like a dove from the land of Assyria. And I will let them dwell in their houses," Says the LORD.
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| 12 | "Ephraim has encircled Me with lies, And the house of Israel with deceit; But Judah still walks with God, Even with the Holy One who is faithful.
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