nsb - 11

nsb@Hosea:11:1 @ »When Israel was a young man, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.

nsb@Hosea:11:2 @ »But the more I called Israel, the further they went from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images.

nsb@Hosea:11:3 @ »It was I who taught Ephraim to walk. I took them in my arms; but they did not realize it was I who healed them.

nsb@Hosea:11:4 @ »I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. I lifted the yoke from their neck and bent down to feed them.

nsb@Hosea:11:5 @ »Will they not return to Egypt and will not Assyria rule over them because they refuse to repent?

nsb@Hosea:11:6 @ »Swords will flash in their cities, destroy the bars of their gates, and put an end to their plans.

nsb@Hosea:11:7 @ »My people are determined to turn from me. Even if they call to the Most High, he will by no means exalt them.

nsb@Hosea:11:8 @ »How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within me. All my compassion is aroused.

nsb@Hosea:11:9 @ »I will not carry out my fierce anger. I will not turn and devastate Ephraim. I am not man. I am God, the Holy One among you. I will not come against my city in wrath.

nsb@Hosea:11:10 @ »They will follow Jehovah! He will roar like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from the west.

nsb@Hosea:11:11 @ »They will come trembling like birds from Egypt, like doves from Assyria. I will settle them in their homes,« declares Jehovah.

nsb@Hosea:11:12 @ »Ephraim surrounds me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit. Yet Judah is unruly against God, even against the Holy One who is faithful.«

Hosea 11