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(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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