Old Testament · Prophets

Hosea chapter 11

When Israel was a , I him, and out of Egypt I my son.But the more I called them, the further they walked away from me. They kept burning offerings to the , smoke rising to .Yet I was the one who taught to walk, taking them up in my arms — but they never realized it was me them.I led them with , with . I was the one who from their jaws and .They will not return to — but will be their king, because they refused to come back to me.The will whirl through their cities, snap the bars of their gates, and devour them in their own fortresses — all because of their own .My people are from me. They call to the , but not one of them lifts their eyes upward.How can I , Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like ? How can I treat you like ? My inside me; all my .I will not act on the heat of my anger. I will not destroy Ephraim again. Because I am , , , I will not come in fury.They will follow ; he will . When he roars, his children will come from the west.They will come trembling from Egypt, from the land of Assyria. And I will , declares Yahweh.Ephraim has surrounded me with , the house of Israel with . But still walks with God, faithful to .