Héxīāshū 11:1-11

1 Yǐsèliè nián yòu de shíhou , wǒ aì tā , jiù cóng Āijí shǎo chū wǒde érzi lái .

2 Xiānzhī yuèfā zhāohū tāmen , tāmen yuèfā zǒu kāi , xiàng zhū bā lì xiànjì , gĕi diāokè de ǒuxiàng shāoxiāng .

3 Wǒ yuán jiàodǎo Yǐfǎlián xíng zǒu , yòng bǎngbì bào zhe tāmen , tāmen què bù zhīdào shì wǒ yīzhì tāmen .

4 Wǒ yòng cí shéng ( cí yuánwén shì rén de ) aì suǒ qiā yǐn tāmen , wǒ dāi tāmen rú rén fàng sōng niú de liǎng sāi jiá bǎn , bǎ liángshi fàng zaì tāmen miànqián .

5 Tāmen bì bú guī huí Āijí dì , Yàshù rén què yào zuò tāmende wáng , yīn tāmen bù kĕn guī xiàng wǒ .

6 Dāo jiàn bì líndào tāmende chéngyì , huǐhuaì mén shuān , bǎ rén tūn miè , dōu yīn tāmen suícóng zìjǐ de jì móu .

7 Wǒde mín piān yào bēi dào líkāi wǒ , zhòng xiānzhī suīrán zhāohū tāmen guī xiàng zhì shang de zhǔ , què wú rén zūnchóng zhǔ .

8 Yǐfǎlián nǎ , wǒ zĕn néng shĕ qì nǐ , Yǐsèliè a , wǒ zĕn néng qìjué nǐ , wǒ zĕn néng shǐ nǐ rú Yēmǎ , zĕn néng shǐ nǐ rú Xǐbiǎn , wǒ huí xīn zhuǎn yì , wǒde lián aì dàdà fādòng .

9 Wǒ bì bù fā mĕng liè de nùqì , yĕ bú zaì huǐmiè Yǐfǎlián , yīn wǒ shì shén , bìng fēi shìrén , shì nǐmen zhōngjiān de shèng zhĕ , wǒ bì bú zaì nù zhōng líndào nǐmen .

10 Yēhéhuá bì rú shīzi hǒu jiào , zǐmín bì gēnsuí tā . tā yī hǒu jiào , tāmen jiù cóng xī fāng jísù ér lái .

11 Tāmen bì rú què niǎo cóng Āijí jísù ér lái , yòu rú gēzi cóng Yàshù dì lái dào , wǒ bì shǐ tāmen zhù zìjǐ de fángwū . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .

Héxīāshū 11:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO HOSEA 11

This chapter gives an account of the free and ancient love of God to Israel, and of the benefits and blessings of goodness he bestowed upon them; and of their ingratitude in not owning them, nor hearkening to his prophets, but sacrificing and burning incense to idols, Ho 11:1-4; wherefore they are threatened with disappointment of relief from Egypt, with captivity into Assyria, and with the ravages of the sword in all places, being a people bent to backsliding, and incorrigible, Ho 11:5-7; and yet, notwithstanding all this, the bowels of the Lord yearn after them, and promises of mercy are made to them; that they shall not utterly be destroyed, but a remnant shall be spared; which in the latter day shall be called and follow after the Lord, the King Messiah, and be returned from their captivity, and be resettled in their own land, and replaced in their own houses, Ho 11:8-11; the chapter is concluded with an honourable character of Judah, Ho 11:12.