The Passion Translation, 2021 - Hosea 11 (Passion Bible)

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Hosea Chapter 11 (Passion Bible)
1 “I have deeply loved Israel from his very beginning. From Egypt, I called my son.
2 The more the people of Israel were invited to come to me, the more they turned away from me. They sacrificed to the Baal-idols and burned incense to pagan images
3 even though I was the one who taught Israel to walk. I took them up in my arms and carried them, yet they did not acknowledge that I was their healer.
4 I gently pulled them to my heart with the cords of affectionate love. I stooped down to care for them and gently fed them. I showed them the same kind of tender love as one who picks up an infant and holds it to his cheek.” Israel Returned to Slavery in Egypt and Assyria
5 “Israel will return to the land of Egypt, and Assyria will rule over them because they refused to return to me.
6 The whirlwind of war will break down the bars of their gates and ravage their cities in return for all their schemes.
7 My people are bent on turning away from me, and together they call upon Baal, who will not help them at all.” Judgment or Mercy?
8 “Ephraim, how could I ever give up on you? Israel, how could I ever let you go? How can I treat you like Admah or deal with you like Zeboiim—cities I destroyed? My heart beats for you, and my compassion rekindles a deep love for you within me.
9 I will certainly not punish you in my burning anger, nor will I turn around and destroy Israel again, for I am God and not a mere human being. I am the Holy One in the midst of you; I will not come to you in my wrath.” God Summons the Exiles to Return to Him
10 “When I, Yahweh, roar like a lion, my people will march behind me. Yes, I will roar like a lion to gather my own around me! Indeed, when I roar, my children will come trembling from the west.
11 They will return trembling like a bird from Egypt, like a dove from Assyria, and I will settle them in their homes. I, Yahweh, have spoken.”
12 Yahweh says: “All around me are the lies of Ephraim, and nothing Israel says can be trusted. Judah, on the other hand, still walks with God; he remains faithful to the Holy One.
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