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Hosea 11

God Yearns over His People

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When Israel was a youth I loved him, And  aout of Egypt I  bcalled My son.

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The more  1 athey called them, The more they went from  1them; They kept  bsacrificing to the Baals And  cburning incense to idols.

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Yet it is I who taught Ephraim to walk,  1I  atook them in My arms; But they did not know that I  bhealed them.

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I  aled them with cords of a man, with bonds of love, And  bI became to them as one who lifts the yoke from their jaws; And I bent down and  cfed them.

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 1They will not return to the land of Egypt; But Assyria--he will be  2their king Because they  arefused to return to Me.

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The  asword will whirl against  1their cities, And will demolish  1their gate bars And  bconsume them because of their  ccounsels.

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So My people are bent on  aturning from Me. Though  1they call  2them to the One on high, None at all exalts Him.

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 aHow can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I surrender you, O Israel? How can I  1make you like  bAdmah? How can I treat you like  bZeboiim? My heart is turned over within Me,  2All My compassions are kindled.

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I will  anot execute My fierce anger; I will not destroy Ephraim  bagain. For  cI am God and not man, the  dHoly One in your midst, And I will not come in  1wrath.

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They will  awalk after the LORD, He will  broar like a lion; Indeed He will roar And His sons will come  ctrembling from the west.

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They will come trembling like birds from  aEgypt And like  bdoves from the land of  aAssyria; And I will  csettle them in their houses, declares the LORD.

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 1Ephraim surrounds Me with  alies And the house of Israel with deceit; Judah is also unruly against God, Even against the Holy One who is faithful.



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