Hosea 11:5

5 Now he wants to go back to Egypt or go over to Assyria - anything but return to me!

Hosea 11:5 In-Context

3 Still, I stuck with him. I led Ephraim. I rescued him from human bondage, But he never acknowledged my help,
4 never admitted that I was the one pulling his wagon, That I lifted him, like a baby, to my cheek, that I bent down to feed him.
5 Now he wants to go back to Egypt or go over to Assyria - anything but return to me!
6 That's why his cities are unsafe - the murder rate skyrockets and every plan to improve things falls to pieces.
7 My people are hell-bent on leaving me. They pray to god Baal for help. He doesn't lift a finger to help them.
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