King James VersionHosea11

Hosea

1 When Is­rael was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. 2 As they called them, so they went from them: they sac­ri­ficed unto Baal­im, and burned in­cense to graven im­ages. 3 I taught Ephraim also to go, tak­ing them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them. 4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them. 5 He shall not re­turn into the land of Egypt, but the As­syr­i­an shall be his king, be­cause they re­fused to re­turn. 6 And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall con­sume his branch­es, and de­vour them, be­cause of their own coun­sels. 7 And my peo­ple are bent to back­slid­ing from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would ex­alt him. 8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I de­liv­er thee, Is­rael? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Ze­boim? mine heart is turned with­in me, my re­pent­ings are kin­dled to­geth­er. 9 I will not ex­e­cute the fierce­ness of mine anger, I will not re­turn to de­stroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not en­ter into the city. 10 They shall walk af­ter the LORD: he shall roar like a li­on: when he shall roar, then the chil­dren shall trem­ble from the west. 11 They shall trem­ble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of As­syr­ia: and I will place them in their hous­es, saith the LORD. 12 Ephraim com­pas­seth me about with lies, and the house of Is­rael with de­ceit: but Ju­dah yet ruleth with God, and is faith­ful with the saints.