14 For I will be (A)like a lion to Ephraim
And like a young lion to the house of Judah.
(B)I, yes I, will tear to pieces and go away,
I will carry away, and there will be (C)no one to rescue.
15 I will go away and return to My place
Until they [a](D)acknowledge their guilt and seek My face;
In their distress they will (E)search for Me.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:15 Or suffer their punishment

14 For I will be like a lion to E′phraim,
    and like a young lion to the house of Judah.
I, even I, will rend and go away,
    I will carry off, and none shall rescue.

15 I will return again to my place,
    until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face,
    and in their distress they seek me, saying,

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