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Hosea 11:5

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11:5They will return to Egypt!12

Assyria will rule over them13

because they refuse to repent!14

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Footnotes

  1. 12 Or “Will they not return to Egypt?” (so ). Following the and , the לֹא (lo’, “not”) should probably be read as לוֹ (lo, “to him”) and connected to the end of 11:4 rather than the beginning of 11:5. The textual confusion between לֹא and לוֹ probably reflects an unintentional scribal error due to a mistake in hearing (cf., e.g., Kethib/Qere in Ps 100:3).
  2. 13 Heb “Assyria, he will be his [Israel’s] king” ( similar).
  3. 14 Heb “return” (so , , , ). The root שׁוּב (shuv, “to turn, return”) appears at the beginning and ending of this verse, creating an inclusio. This repetition produces an ironic wordplay: because Israel refuses to “return” to God or “turn” from its sin, it will “return” to Egypt. The punishment fits the crime.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They shall not return to the land of Egypt,

but Assyria shall be their king,

because they have refused to return to me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Will they not return to Egypt

and will not Assyria rule over them

because they refuse to repent?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Israel will not return to the land of Egypt

and Assyria will be his king,

because they refused to repent.

NLTNew Living Translation

“But since my people refuse to return to me,

they will return to Egypt

and will be forced to serve Assyria.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He will return to the land of Egypt,

and Assyria will be his king,

because they refused to return.

KJV 1900King James Version

He shall not return into the land of Egypt,

But the Assyrian shall be his king,

Because they refused to return.