11 aWhen Israel was a child, then bI loved him,

And ccalled dmy son out of Egypt.

2  As ethey called them, so they went from them:

fThey sacrificed unto Baalim, and fburned incense to graven images.

3  gI taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms;

But they knew not that hI healed them.

4  iI drew them with cords kof a man, with bands of love:

And lI was to them kas they that †take off the yoke on their jaws,

And mI laid meat unto them.

5  nHe shall not return into the land of Egypt,

But othe Assyrian shall be his king,

pBecause they refused to return.

6  *And the sword shall qabide on his cities,

And shall consume his rbranches, and devour them,

sBecause of their own counsels.

7  And my people are bent tto backsliding from me:

eThough they called them to uthe most High,

†None at all would vexalt him.

8  wHow shall I give thee up, Ephraim?

How shall I deliver thee, Israel?

How shall I make thee as xyAdmah?

How shall I set thee as yZeboim?

Mine heart is turned zwithin me,

aMy repentings bare kindled together.

9  I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger,

I will not return to destroy Ephraim:

cFor I am God, and not man;

dThe Holy One din the midst of thee:

And I will not enter into the city.

10  eThey shall walk after the Lord: fhe shall roar glike a lion:

When he shall roar, then the children shall tremble hfrom the west.

11  They shall tremble as a bird iout of Egypt,

And jas a dove ikout of the land of Assyria:

And lI will place them in their houses, saith the Lord.

12  Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit:

mBut Judah yet nruleth with God, and is faithful ||with othe saints.