Hosea 11:1-11.
Hosea 11:1-11 (GNT).
1 "The LORD says, "When Israel was a child, I loved him and called him
out of Egypt as my son. 2 But the more I called to him, the more he
turned away from me. My people sacrificed to Baal; they burned incense
to idols. 3 Yet I was the one who taught Israel to walk. I took my
people up in my arms, but they did not acknowledge that I took care of
them. 4 I drew them to me with affection and love. I picked them up
and held them to my cheek; I bent down to them and fed them. 5 They
refuse to return to me, and so they must return to Egypt, and Assyria
will rule them. 6 War will sweep through their cities and break down
the city gates. It will destroy my people because they do what they
themselves think best. 7 They insist on turning away from me. They
will cry out because of the yoke that is on them, but no one will lift
it from them. 8 How can I give you up, Israel? How can I abandon you?
Could I ever destroy you as I did Admah, or treat you as I did
Zeboiim? My heart will not let me do it! My love for you is too
strong. 9 I will not punish you in my anger; I will not destroy Israel
again. For I am God and not a mere human being. I, the Holy One, am
with you. I will not come to you in anger. 10 My people will follow me
when I roar like a lion at their enemies. They will hurry to me from
the west. 11 They will come from Egypt, as swiftly as birds, and from
Assyria, like doves. I will bring them to their homes again. I, the
LORD, have spoken."
God bless you.
1 "The LORD says, "When Israel was a child, I loved him and called him
out of Egypt as my son. 2 But the more I called to him, the more he
turned away from me. My people sacrificed to Baal; they burned incense
to idols. 3 Yet I was the one who taught Israel to walk. I took my
people up in my arms, but they did not acknowledge that I took care of
them. 4 I drew them to me with affection and love. I picked them up
and held them to my cheek; I bent down to them and fed them. 5 They
refuse to return to me, and so they must return to Egypt, and Assyria
will rule them. 6 War will sweep through their cities and break down
the city gates. It will destroy my people because they do what they
themselves think best. 7 They insist on turning away from me. They
will cry out because of the yoke that is on them, but no one will lift
it from them. 8 How can I give you up, Israel? How can I abandon you?
Could I ever destroy you as I did Admah, or treat you as I did
Zeboiim? My heart will not let me do it! My love for you is too
strong. 9 I will not punish you in my anger; I will not destroy Israel
again. For I am God and not a mere human being. I, the Holy One, am
with you. I will not come to you in anger. 10 My people will follow me
when I roar like a lion at their enemies. They will hurry to me from
the west. 11 They will come from Egypt, as swiftly as birds, and from
Assyria, like doves. I will bring them to their homes again. I, the
LORD, have spoken."
God bless you.
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