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Hosea 11
New International Version

### God’s Love for Israel

11 “When Israel was a child,(A) I loved(B) him,
and out of Egypt I called my son.(C)
2 But the more they were called,
the more they went away from me.[a](D)
They sacrificed to the Baals(E)
and they burned incense to images.(F)
3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
taking them by the arms;(G)
but they did not realize
it was I who healed(H) them.
4 I led them with cords of human kindness,
with ties of love.(I)
To them I was like one who lifts
a little child to the cheek,
and I bent down to feed(J) them.(K)

5 “Will they not return to Egypt(L)
and will not Assyria(M) rule over them
because they refuse to repent?(N)
6 A sword(O) will flash in their cities;
it will devour(P) their false prophets
and put an end to their plans.
7 My people are determined to turn(Q) from me.(R)
Even though they call me God Most High,
I will by no means exalt them.

8 “How can I give you up,(S) Ephraim?(T)
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
How can I make you like Zeboyim?(U)
My heart is changed within me;
all my compassion(V) is aroused.(W)
9 I will not carry out my fierce anger,(X)
nor will I devastate(Y) Ephraim again.
For I am God, and not a man(Z)—
the Holy One(AA) among you.
I will not come against their cities.
10 They will follow the Lord;
he will roar(AB) like a lion.(AC)
When he roars,
his children will come trembling(AD) from the west.(AE)
11 They will come from Egypt,
trembling like sparrows,
from Assyria,(AF) fluttering like doves.(AG)
I will settle them in their homes,”(AH)
declares the Lord.

### Israel’s Sin

12 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies,(AI)
Israel with deceit.
And Judah is unruly against God,
even against the faithful(AJ) Holy One.[b](AK)

#### Footnotes

1. Hosea 11:2 Septuagint; Hebrew them
2. Hosea 11:12 In Hebrew texts this verse (11:12) is numbered 12:1.

#### Cross references

1. Hosea 11:1 : S Jer 2:2; S Eze 16:22
2. Hosea 11:1 : S Dt 4:37
3. Hosea 11:1 : S Ex 4:22; Hos 12:9, 13; 13:4; Mt 2:15*
4. Hosea 11:2 : ver 7
5. Hosea 11:2 : S Hos 2:13
6. Hosea 11:2 : S 2Ki 17:15; Isa 65:7; S Jer 18:15; S Hos 4:13; 13:1
7. Hosea 11:3 : S Dt 1:31; S 32:11; Hos 7:15
8. Hosea 11:3 : S Ex 15:26; Jer 30:17
9. Hosea 11:4 : Jer 31:2-3
10. Hosea 11:4 : Ex 16:32; Ps 78:25
11. Hosea 11:4 : Jer 31:20
12. Hosea 11:5 : S Hos 7:16
13. Hosea 11:5 : S Hos 10:6
14. Hosea 11:5 : S Ex 13:17
15. Hosea 11:6 : Hos 13:16
16. Hosea 11:6 : S La 2:9
17. Hosea 11:7 : S Isa 26:10
18. Hosea 11:7 : ver 2; Jer 3:6-7; 8:5
19. Hosea 11:8 : S Jer 7:29
20. Hosea 11:8 : Hos 6:4
21. Hosea 11:8 : S Ge 14:8; S La 3:32
22. Hosea 11:8 : S 1Ki 3:26; S Ps 25:6
23. Hosea 11:8 : S Eze 33:11; Am 7:3
24. Hosea 11:9 : Dt 13:17; S Jer 18:8; S 30:11
25. Hosea 11:9 : La 3:22; Mal 3:6
26. Hosea 11:9 : S Nu 23:19
27. Hosea 11:9 : S 2Ki 19:22; S Isa 31:1
28. Hosea 11:10 : S Isa 42:13
29. Hosea 11:10 : S Isa 31:4
30. Hosea 11:10 : S Ps 18:45
31. Hosea 11:10 : S Hos 3:5; S 6:1-3
32. Hosea 11:11 : S Isa 11:11
33. Hosea 11:11 : S Ge 8:8
34. Hosea 11:11 : S Eze 28:26; S 34:25-28
35. Hosea 11:12 : S Hos 4:2
36. Hosea 11:12 : S Dt 7:9
37. Hosea 11:12 : S Hos 10:13

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