bes - Hosea:11:1-11

bes@Hosea:11:1 @ Early in the morning were they cast off, the king of Israel has been cast off: for Israel is a child, and I loved him, and (note:)Mt strkjv@2:15(:note) out of Egypt have I called his children.

bes@Hosea:11:2 @ As I called them, so they departed from my presence: they sacrificed to Baalim, and burnt incense to graven images.

bes@Hosea:11:3 @ Yet I (note:)See Pr strkjv@20:11(:note) bound the feet of Ephraim, I took him on my arm; but they knew not that I healed them.

bes@Hosea:11:4 @ When men were destroyed, I drew them with the bands of my love: and I will be to them as a man smiting another on his cheek: and I will have respect to him, I will prevail with him.

bes@Hosea:11:5 @ Ephraim dwelt in Egypt; and as for the Assyrian, he was his king, because he would not return.

bes@Hosea:11:6 @ And in his cities he (note:)Or, fell by the sword; Lit. was weak(:note) prevailed not with the sword, and he ceased to war with his hands: and they shall eat of the fruit of their own devices:

bes@Hosea:11:7 @ and his people shall cleave fondly to their habitation; but God shall be angry with his precious things, and shall not at all exalt him.

bes@Hosea:11:8 @ How shall I deal with thee, Ephraim? how shall I protect thee, Israel? what shall I do with thee? (note:)Or, shall I, etc.(:note) I will make thee as Adama, and as Seboim; my heart is turned Or, in the same person, sc. myself at once, my repentance is powerfully excited.

bes@Hosea:11:9 @ I will not act according to the fury of my wrath, I will not abandon Ephraim to be utterly destroyed: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One within thee: and I will not enter into the city.

bes@Hosea:11:10 @ I will go after the Lord: he shall utter his voice as a lion: for he shall roar, and the children of the waters shall be amazed.

bes@Hosea:11:11 @ They shall be amazed and fly as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of the Assyrians: and I will restore them to their houses, saith the Lord.