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1. When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and I called My Son out of Egypt.
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1. When H3588 Israel H3478 was a child H5288 , then I loved H157 him , and called H7121 my son H1121 out of Egypt H4480 H4714 .
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2. As they called to them, so they went from their face. They sacrifice to the Baals, and burn incense to graven images.
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2. As they called H7121 them, so H3651 they went H1980 from H4480 H6440 them : they sacrificed H2076 unto Baalim H1168 , and burned incense H6999 to graven images H6456 .
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3. I also taught Ephraim to go; He took them on His arms. But they did not know that I healed them.
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3. I H595 taught Ephraim also to go H8637 H669 , taking H3947 them by H5921 their arms H2220 ; but they knew H3045 not H3808 that H3588 I healed H7495 them.
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4. I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love. And I was to them as those who lift off the yoke on their jaws; and I extended food to him.
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4. I drew H4900 them with cords H2256 of a man H120 , with bands H5688 of love H160 : and I was H1961 to them as they that take off H7311 the yoke H5923 on H5921 their jaws H3895 , and I laid H5186 meat H398 unto H413 them.
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5. He shall not return to the land of Egypt, but he of Assyria shall be his king, because they refused to return.
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5. He shall not H3808 return H7725 into H413 the land H776 of Egypt H4714 , but the Assyrian H804 shall be his king H4428 , because H3588 they refused H3985 to return H7725 .
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6. And the sword shall whirl in his cities, and shall bring to an end his bars, and shall consume, because of their own counsels.
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6. And the sword H2719 shall abide H2342 on his cities H5892 , and shall consume H3615 his branches H905 , and devour H398 them , because of their own counsels H4480 H4156 .
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7. And My people are bent on backsliding from Me. And they call him to the Most High; no one at all would exalt Him.
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7. And my people H5971 are bent H8511 to backsliding H4878 from me : though they called H7121 them to H413 the most High H5920 , none at all H3808 H3162 would exalt H7311 him .
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8. How shall I give you up, Ephraim? Shall I deliver you, Israel? How shall I make you like Admah? Shall I set you as Zeboim? My heart has turned within Me; My compassions are kindled together.
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8. How H349 shall I give thee up H5414 , Ephraim H669 ? how shall I deliver H4042 thee, Israel H3478 ? how H349 shall I make H5414 thee as Admah H126 ? how shall I set H7760 thee as Zeboim H6636 ? mine heart H3820 is turned H2015 within H5921 me , my repentings H5150 are kindled H3648 together H3162 .
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9. I will not execute the heat of My anger; I will not return to destroy Ephraim. For I am God, and not a man, the Holy One in your midst. And I will not enter into the city.
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9. I will not H3808 execute H6213 the fierceness H2740 of mine anger H639 , I will not H3808 return H7725 to destroy H7843 Ephraim H669 : for H3588 I H595 am God H410 , and not H3808 man H376 ; the Holy One H6918 in the midst H7130 of thee : and I will not H3808 enter H935 into the city H5892 .
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10. They shall walk after Jehovah; He shall roar as a lion. When He roars, then sons shall tremble from the west.
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10. They shall walk H1980 after H310 the LORD H3068 : he shall roar H7580 like a lion H738 : when H3588 he H1931 shall roar H7580 , then the children H1121 shall tremble H2729 from the west H4480 H3220 .
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11. They trembled like a bird from Egypt, and like a dove from the land of Assyria. And I will make them live in their houses, says Jehovah.
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11. They shall tremble H2729 as a bird H6833 out of Egypt H4480 H4714 , and as a dove H3123 out of the land H4480 H776 of Assyria H804 : and I will place H3427 them in H5921 their houses H1004 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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12. Ephraim circles around Me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still rules with God and is faithful with the saints.
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12. Ephraim H669 compasseth me about H5437 with lies H3585 , and the house H1004 of Israel H3478 with deceit H4820 : but Judah H3063 yet H5750 ruleth H7300 with H5973 God H410 , and is faithful H539 with H5973 the saints H6918 .
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