14 For (A)I will be like a lion to Ephraim,
And like a young lion to the house of Judah.
(B)I, even I, will tear them and go away;
I will take them away, and no one shall rescue.
15 I will return again to My place
Till they [a]acknowledge their offense.
Then they will seek My face;
In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:15 Lit. become guilty or bear punishment

14 For I will be like a lion(A) to Ephraim,
    like a great lion to Judah.
I will tear them to pieces(B) and go away;
    I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them.(C)
15 Then I will return to my lair(D)
    until they have borne their guilt(E)
    and seek my face(F)
in their misery(G)
    they will earnestly seek me.(H)

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