Hosea 11:1-7

Holman Christian Standard Bible

11 When Israel was a child, I loved him,^(A)
and out of Egypt I called My son.^(B)
2 The more they^[a] called them,^[b](C)
the more they^[c] departed from Me.^[d]
They kept sacrificing to the Baals^(D)
and burning offerings to idols.^(E)
3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,^(F)
taking them^[e] in My arms,^(G)
but they never knew that I healed them.^(H)
4 I led them with human cords,
with ropes of love.^(I)
To them I was like one
who eases the yoke from their jaws;^(J)
I bent down to give them food.^(K)
5 Israel will not return to the land of Egypt
and Assyria will be his king,^(L)
because they refused to repent.^(M)
6 A sword will whirl through his cities;^(N)
it will destroy and devour the bars of his gates,^[f](O)
because of their schemes.^(P)
7 My people are bent on turning from Me.^(Q)
Though they call to Him on high,
He will not exalt them at all.