Hosea 11

1 When Israel was a child he was dear to me; and I took my son out of Egypt.

If [was] a youth Israel and I loved him and from Egypt I summoned son my.

2 When I sent for them, then they went away from me; they made offerings to the Baals, burning perfumes to images.

They summoned them so they went from before them to the Baals they sacrificed and to the idols they made smoke!

3 But I was guiding Ephraim's footsteps; I took them up in my arms, but they were not conscious that I was ready to make them well.

And I I taught to walk Ephraim he took them on arms his and not they knew that I had healed them.

4 I made them come after me with the cords of a man, with the bands of love; I was to them as one who took the yoke from off their mouths, putting meat before them.

With cords of humankind I drew them with ropes of love and I was to them like [those who] lift a yoke on jaws their and I incline to him I feed [him].

5 He will go back to the land of Egypt and the Assyrian will be his king, because they would not come back to me.

Not he will return to [the] land of Egypt and Assyria it [will be] king his for they have refused to repent.

6 And the sword will go through his towns, wasting his children and causing destruction because of their evil designs.

And it will whirl a sword in cities his and it will put an end to bars his and it will devour [them] from schemes their.

7 My people are given up to sinning against me; though their voice goes up on high, no one will be lifting them up.

And people my [is] hung up to apostasy my and to a height they call on him together not he will exalt [them].

8 How may I give you up, O Ephraim? how may I be your saviour, O Israel? how may I make you like Admah? how may I do to you as I did to Zeboim? My heart is turned in me, it is soft with pity.

How? will I give up you O Ephraim will I deliver up? you O Israel how? will I make you like Admah will I make? you like Zeboiim it has been changed on me heart my together they have grown warm compassions my.

9 I will not put into effect the heat of my wrath; I will not again send destruction on Ephraim; for I am God and not man, the Holy One among you; I will not put an end to you.

Not I will carry out [the] burning of anger my not I will repeat to destroy Ephraim for [am] God I and not a human in midst your [the] holy [one] and not I will come in rage.

10 They will go after the Lord; his cry will be like that of a lion; his cry will be loud, and the children will come from the west, shaking with fear;

After Yahweh they will walk like a lion he will roar if he he will roar and they may tremble children from [the] west.

11 Shaking with fear like a bird, they will come out of Egypt, like a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will give them rest in their houses, says the Lord.

They will tremble like a bird from Egypt and like a dove from [the] land of Assyria and I will cause to dwell them at houses their [the] utterance of Yahweh.

12 The deceit of Ephraim and the false words of Israel are about me on every side. ...

They have surrounded me with lying Ephraim and with deceit [the] house of Israel and Judah still it has roamed with God and with [the] holy [one] faithful.