Hosea 11:10-12

New International Reader's Version

¹⁰ I will roar like a lion against my enemies.
    Then the Lord’s people will follow him.
When he roars, his children will come home trembling with fear.
    They will return from the west.
¹¹ They will come from Egypt, trembling like sparrows.
    They will return from Assyria, flying in like doves.
I will settle you again in your homes,”
    announces the Lord.

¹² The people of Ephraim tell me nothing but lies.
    Israel has not been honest with me.
And Judah continues to wander away from God.
    They have deserted the faithful Holy One.