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Hosea 11

Hebrew Names Version HNV

1 "When Yisra'el was a child, then I loved him, And called my son out of Mitzrayim.

2 They called to them, so they went from them. They sacrificed to the Ba`alim, And burned incense to engraved images.

3 Yet I taught Efrayim to walk. I took them by his arms; But they didn't know that I healed them.

4 I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love; And I was to them like those who lift up the yoke on their necks; And I bent down to him and I fed him.

5 They will not return into the land of Mitzrayim; But the Ashshur will be their king, Because they refused to repent.

6 The sword will fall on their cities, And will consume their gate bars, And will put an end to their plans.

7 My people are determined to turn from me. Though they call to Ha`Elyon, He certainly won't exalt them.

8 "How can I give you up, Efrayim? How can I hand you over, Yisra'el? How can I make you like Admah? How can I make you like Tzevoyim? My heart is turned within me, My compassion is aroused.

9 I will not execute the fierceness of my anger. I will not return to destroy Efrayim: For I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of you; And I will not come in wrath.

10 They will walk after the LORD, Who will roar like a lion; For he will roar, and the children will come trembling from the west.

11 They will come trembling like a bird out of Mitzrayim, And like a dove out of the land of Ashshur; And I will settle them in their houses," says the LORD.

12 Efrayim surrounds me with falsehood, And the house of Yisra'el with deceit; And Yehudah still us unruly with God, And is unfaithful to the Holy One.

The Message Bible MSG

1 "When Israel was only a child, I loved him. I called out, 'My son!' - called him out of Egypt.

2 But when others called him, he ran off and left me. He worshiped the popular sex gods, he played at religion with toy gods.

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.

8 But how can I give up on you, Ephraim? How can I turn you loose, Israel? How can I leave you to be ruined like Admah, devastated like luckless Zeboim? I can't bear to even think such thoughts. My insides churn in protest.

9 And so I'm not going to act on my anger. I'm not going to destroy Ephraim. And why? Because I am God and not a human. I'm The Holy One and I'm here - in your very midst.

10 "The people will end up following God. I will roar like a lion - Oh, how I'll roar! My frightened children will come running from the west.

11 Like frightened birds they'll come from Egypt, from Assyria like scared doves. I'll move them back into their homes." God's Word! Soul-Destroying Lies

12 Ephraim tells lies right and left. Not a word of Israel can be trusted. Judah, meanwhile, is no better, addicted to cheap gods.