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There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will respond as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.
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“Ephraim is like a dove, easily deceived and senseless— now calling to Egypt, now turning to Assyria.
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They do not turn to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of their insolent words. For this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.
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Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to me, and though they eat the meat, the Lord is not pleased with them. Now he will remember their wickedness and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt.
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They will not remain in the Lord’s land; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
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Even if they escape from destruction, Egypt will gather them, and Memphis will bury them. Their treasures of silver will be taken over by briers, and thorns will overrun their tents.
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God’s Love for Israel
“When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
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“Will they not return to Egypt and will not Assyria rule over them because they refuse to repent?
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They will come from Egypt, trembling like sparrows, from Assyria, fluttering like doves. I will settle them in their homes,” declares the Lord.
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Ephraim feeds on the wind; he pursues the east wind all day and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
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“I have been the Lord your God ever since you came out of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again, as in the days of your appointed festivals.
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The Lord used a prophet to bring Israel up from Egypt, by a prophet he cared for him.
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“But I have been the Lord your God ever since you came out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me.
