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47 lines
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# Chapter 11
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1 “When Israel was a child, I loved him,
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And out of Egypt I called My son.
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2 As they called them,
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So they went from them;
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They sacrificed to the Baals,
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And burned incense to carved images.
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3 “I taught Ephraim to walk,
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Taking them by their arms;
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But they did not know that I healed them.
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4 I drew them with gentle cords,
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With bands of love,
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And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck.
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I stooped and fed them.
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5 “He shall not return to the land of Egypt;
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But the Assyrian shall be his king,
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Because they refused to repent.
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6 And the sword shall slash in his cities,
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Devour his districts,
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And consume them,
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Because of their own counsels.
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7 My people are bent on backsliding from Me.
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Though they call to the Most High,
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None at all exalt Him.
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8 “How can I give you up, Ephraim?
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How can I hand you over, Israel?
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How can I make you like Admah?
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How can I set you like Zeboiim?
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My heart churns within Me;
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My sympathy is stirred.
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9 I will not execute the fierceness of My anger;
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I will not again destroy Ephraim.
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For I am God, and not man,
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The Holy One in your midst;
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And I will not come with terror.
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10 “They shall walk after the Lord.
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He will roar like a lion.
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When He roars,
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Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;
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11 They shall come trembling like a bird from Egypt,
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Like a dove from the land of Assyria.
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And I will let them dwell in their houses,”
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Says the Lord.
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12 “Ephraim has encircled Me with lies,
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And the house of Israel with deceit;
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But Judah still walks with God,
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Even with the Holy One who is faithful. |