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Osea 11
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Osea 11
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Il Signore vendicherà il suo amore misconosciuto
11 Quando Israele era giovinetto,
io l'ho amato
e dall'Egitto ho chiamato mio figlio.
2 Ma più li chiamavo,
più si allontanavano da me;
immolavano vittime ai Baal,
agli idoli bruciavano incensi.
3 Ad Efraim io insegnavo a camminare
tenendolo per mano,
ma essi non compresero
che avevo cura di loro.
4 Io li traevo con legami di bontà,
con vincoli d'amore;
ero per loro
come chi solleva un bimbo alla sua guancia;
mi chinavo su di lui
per dargli da mangiare.
5 Ritornerà al paese d'Egitto,
Assur sarà il suo re,
perchè non hanno voluto convertirsi.
6 La spada farà strage nelle loro città,
sterminerà i loro figli,
demolirà le loro fortezze.
Ma il Signore perdona
7 Il mio popolo è duro a convertirsi:
chiamato a guardare in alto
nessuno sa sollevare lo sguardo.
8 Come potrei abbandonarti, Efraim,
come consegnarti ad altri, Israele?
Come potrei trattarti al pari di Admà,
ridurti allo stato di Zeboìm?
Il mio cuore si commuove dentro di me,
il mio intimo freme di compassione.
9 Non darò sfogo all'ardore della mia ira,
non tornerò a distruggere Efraim,
perchè sono Dio e non uomo;
sono il Santo in mezzo a te
e non verrò nella mia ira.
Il ritorno dall'esilio
10 Seguiranno il Signore
ed egli ruggirà come un leone:
quando ruggirà, accorreranno
i suoi figli dall'occidente,
11 accorreranno come uccelli dall'Egitto,
come colombe dall'Assiria
e li farò abitare nelle loro case.
Oracolo del Signore.
Hosea 11
New International Version
Hosea 11
New International Version
God’s Love for Israel
11 “When Israel was a child,(A) I loved(B) him,
and out of Egypt I called my son.(C)
2 But the more they were called,
the more they went away from me.[a](D)
They sacrificed to the Baals(E)
and they burned incense to images.(F)
3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
taking them by the arms;(G)
but they did not realize
it was I who healed(H) them.
4 I led them with cords of human kindness,
with ties of love.(I)
To them I was like one who lifts
a little child to the cheek,
and I bent down to feed(J) them.(K)
5 “Will they not return to Egypt(L)
and will not Assyria(M) rule over them
because they refuse to repent?(N)
6 A sword(O) will flash in their cities;
it will devour(P) their false prophets
and put an end to their plans.
7 My people are determined to turn(Q) from me.(R)
Even though they call me God Most High,
I will by no means exalt them.
8 “How can I give you up,(S) Ephraim?(T)
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
How can I make you like Zeboyim?(U)
My heart is changed within me;
all my compassion(V) is aroused.(W)
9 I will not carry out my fierce anger,(X)
nor will I devastate(Y) Ephraim again.
For I am God, and not a man(Z)—
the Holy One(AA) among you.
I will not come against their cities.
10 They will follow the Lord;
he will roar(AB) like a lion.(AC)
When he roars,
his children will come trembling(AD) from the west.(AE)
11 They will come from Egypt,
trembling like sparrows,
from Assyria,(AF) fluttering like doves.(AG)
I will settle them in their homes,”(AH)
declares the Lord.
Israel’s Sin
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:2 Septuagint; Hebrew them
- Hosea 11:12 In Hebrew texts this verse (11:12) is numbered 12:1.
Hosea 11
King James Version
Hosea 11
King James Version
11 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
2 As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
3 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, and the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
6 And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
7 And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.
10 They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
11 They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the Lord.
12 Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
New International Version (NIV) 
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