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14 Because I will be like a lion to Ephraim
    and like a fierce strong lion to the house of Judah.
I myself will tear and I will go;
    I will carry off, and there is no one who delivers.
15 I will return again[a] to my place
    until they acknowledge their guilt
        and seek my face;
    in their distress they will search[b] me.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:15 Literally “I will go, I will return”
  2. Hosea 5:15 Or “they will beg favor of”

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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