Hosea 11

1'For Israel is a child, and I loved him, And out of Egypt I have called his children.

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2As I called them, So they departed from My presence. They sacrificed to the Baals, And burned incense to graven images.

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3'Yet I bound the feet of Ephraim. I took him on My arm, But they did not know that I healed them.

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4When 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. I will look with favor to him; I will prevail with him.

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5'Ephraim dwelt in Egypt; And the Assyrian himself was his king, Because he would not return.

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6The sword became weak in his cities, And he ceased to war with his hands; For they shall consume themselves With their own intrigues.

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7His people shall hold onto His habitation; But God shall be angry with His precious things, And shall not at all exalt him.

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8'How shall I deal with you, Ephraim? How shall I protect you, Israel? What shall I do with you? I will make you as Admah and as Zeboiim. My heart is turned about; My repentance is utterly thrown into confusion.

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9I 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 among you; And I will not enter into the city.

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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.

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11They shall be amazed 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,' Says the Lord.

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