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Hosea 11 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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The LORD’s Love for Israel
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:1 - “When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and I called my son out of Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:2 - But the more I[fn] called to him,
the farther he moved from me,
offering sacrifices to the images of Baal
and burning incense to idols.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:3 - I myself taught Israel[fn] how to walk,
leading him along by the hand.
But he doesn’t know or even care
that it was I who took care of him.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 - I led Israel along
with my ropes of kindness and love.
I lifted the yoke from his neck,
and I myself stooped to feed him.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:5 - “But since my people refuse to return to me,
they will return to Egypt
and will be forced to serve Assyria.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:6 - War will swirl through their cities;
their enemies will crash through their gates.
They will destroy them,
trapping them in their own evil plans.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:7 - For my people are determined to desert me.
They call me the Most High,
but they don’t truly honor me.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:8 - “Oh, how can I give you up, Israel?
How can I let you go?
How can I destroy you like Admah
or demolish you like Zeboiim?
My heart is torn within me,
and my compassion overflows.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:9 - No, I will not unleash my fierce anger.
I will not completely destroy Israel,
for I am God and not a mere mortal.
I am the Holy One living among you,
and I will not come to destroy.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:10 - For someday the people will follow me.
I, the LORD, will roar like a lion.
And when I roar,
my people will return trembling from the west.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:11 - Like a flock of birds, they will come from Egypt.
Trembling like doves, they will return from Assyria.
And I will bring them home again,”
says the LORD.
Charges against Israel and Judah
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:12 - [fn]Israel surrounds me with lies and deceit,
but Judah still obeys God
and is faithful to the Holy One.[fn]
NLT Footnotes
As in Greek version; Hebrew reads they.
Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel; also in 11:8, 9, 12.
Verse 11:12 is numbered 12:1 in Hebrew text.
Or and Judah is unruly against God, the faithful Holy One. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
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