When Israel
was a youth
I loved
him, And aout of Egypt
I bcalled
My son
.
The more 1 athey called them, The more
they went
from 1them; They kept bsacrificing
to the Baals
And cburning
incense
to idols
.
Yet it is I who taught Ephraim
to walk
, 1I atook
them in My arms
; But they did not know
that I bhealed
them.
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.
1They will not return to the land
of Egypt
; But Assyria
--he will be 2their king
Because
they arefused
to return
to Me.
The asword will whirl
against 1their cities
, And will demolish
1their gate bars
And bconsume
them because
of their ccounsels
.
So My people are bent
on aturning
from Me. Though 1they call
2them to the One on high
, None
at all
exalts
Him.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.