Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
When
Israel was
a child
, I loved
him, and
out of Egypt I called My son.
Because
Israel `is'
a youth
, and
I love
him, Out of Egypt I have
called for
My Son.
But
the
more
I
called Israel
, the
farther
they departed
from Me.
They
sacrificed
to the
Baals
and burned
incense
to carved
images.
They
have
called to
them
rightly
, They have
gone
from before
them,
To lords
they
do
sacrifice,
And to graven
images they
make
perfume
.
It
was
I who
taught
Ephraim to walk
, taking them in
My
arms, but
they never
realized
that it
was
I who
healed
them.
And
I have
caused
Ephraim to go
on
foot
, Taking them by
their
arms, And
they have
not
known
that I strengthened
them.
I
led
them
with cords of kindness
, with ropes
of love ;
I lifted
the
yoke from
their necks
and bent
down
to
feed them
.
With cords of man
I
do
draw
them
, With thick
cords
of love ,
And
I am
to
them
as
a
raiser
up
of
a
yoke on
their jaws,
And I
incline
unto
him
--
I
feed `him'
.
Will
they
not return
to
the land of Egypt and be
ruled
by
Assyria
because
they refused to repent?
He
turneth
not back
unto
the land of Egypt ,
And Asshur
--
he
`is'
his
king,
For
they have
refused to return.
A
sword will
flash
through
their
cities ;
it will
destroy
the
bars of
their
gates
and consume
them
in
their own plans
.
Grievous
hath
been
the
sword in
his
cities ,
And
it hath
ended
his
bars ,
and consumed
--
from
their own counsels
.
My people are bent
on
turning
from
Me.
Though
they
call
to
the Most High, He
will
by
no
means
exalt them
.
And
My people are hanging
in
suspense,
about
My
returning,
And
unto
the Most High they
do
call
, Together
they
exalt not
.
How could
I give you
up, O Ephraim? How
could
I surrender
you
, O Israel? How could
I make you
like
Admah? How
could
I treat
you
like
Zeboiim
? My
heart
is
turned within
Me ;
My
compassion
is stirred!
How do
I give thee
up, O Ephraim? Do
I deliver
thee
up
, O Israel? How do
I make thee
as
Admah? Do
I set
thee
as
Zeboim
? Turned in
Me is My
heart,
kindled
together
have
been
My
repentings.
I will
not execute
the full
fury
of My anger ;
I will
not
turn back to destroy Ephraim .
For I am God
and not man —
the Holy One among
you—
and I will
not come
in wrath.
I do
not the fierceness
of My anger ,
I turn not
back to destroy Ephraim ,
For God
I `
am ',
and not a
man .
In
thy
midst
the Holy One ,
and I enter
not in enmity,
They
will
walk
after the
LORD;
He
will
roar
like
a lion .
When He roars
, His
children
will
come
trembling
from the west.
After Jehovah
they
go
--
as
a lion He
roareth,
When He doth
roar
, then
tremble
do
the
sons
from the west.
They will
come
trembling
like
birds
from
Egypt and like
doves
from
the land of Assyria.
Then
I will
settle
them in their homes
, declares
the
LORD
.
They tremble
as
a
sparrow
out
of
Egypt ,
And as
a
dove
out
of
the land of Asshur,
And
I have
caused
them to
dwell
in their own
houses
, An
affirmation
of
Jehovah
.
Ephraim
surrounds
Me with lies
, the house of Israel with
deceit;
but
Judah still
walks
with God and is
faithful
to
the Holy One.
Compassed
Me with feigning
hath
Ephraim
, And
with
deceit
the house of Israel .
And
Judah again
is
ruling
with God ,
And with
the Holy Ones
`is'
faithful!
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