Hosea 11 - New International Version (NIV)

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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