Verse
WEB
World English Bible
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
"
When Israel was a child, then
I loved him, And called
my
son
out of Egypt.
When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I
called
My
son
.
They
called to
them
, so
they went
from them
. They sacrificed to the Baals ,
And burned incense to engraved
images.
But
the
more
I
called Israel
, the
farther
they departed
from Me
. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved
images.
Yet
I taught Ephraim to walk .
I
took
them by
his
arms ;
But they didn't
know
that I healed them.
It
was
I who
taught Ephraim to walk ,
taking
them in
My
arms ,
but they never
realized
that it
was
I who
healed them.
I drew
them with cords of a
man
, with ties
of love; And
I was
to
them
like
those
who
lift
up
the yoke on
their necks ;
And I
bent down to him
and
I
fed
him
.
I led
them with cords of kindness
, with ropes
of love; I lifted
the yoke from
their necks and bent down to feed
them
.
"
They won't
return into
the land of Egypt ;
But
the
Assyrian
will
be their
king,
Because they refused to repent .
Will
they not
return to
the land of Egypt and
be ruled
by
Assyria
because they refused to repent ?
The
sword will fall
on
their cities ,
And
will consume
their
gate
bars ,
And will
put
an
end
to
their plans.
A
sword will flash
through
their cities ;
it
will destroy
the
bars of
their
gates
and consume
them
in
their own
plans.
My people are determined
to
turn
from me. Though they call to the Most High, He certainly
won't
exalt them.
My people are bent
on
turning
from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will
by
no
means
exalt them.
"
How can
I give you up, Ephraim? How can
I hand
you over
, Israel? How can
I make you like Admah? How can
I make
you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within me ,
My compassion is aroused.
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!
I will not execute the fierceness
of my anger .
I will not return
to destroy Ephraim :
For I am God ,
and not man ;
the Holy One in
the
midst
of
you ;
And I will not come in wrath.
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.
They will walk after Yahweh,
Who
will roar like a lion ;
For
he will
roar
, and
the
children will come trembling from the west.
They will walk after the
LORD;
He
will roar like a lion .
When
He roars
, His
children will come trembling from the west.
They will come trembling like a
bird
out
of
Egypt ,
And like a
dove
out
of
the land of Assyria ;
And
I will settle them in their houses
, "
says
Yahweh
.
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
.
Ephraim surrounds me with falsehood
, And
the house of Israel with deceit; And
Judah still us
unruly
with God ,
And is unfaithful
to the Holy One.
Ephraim surrounds Me with lies
, the house of Israel with deceit; but
Judah still walks
with God and is faithful
to the Holy One.
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