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God’s Love for Israel
“When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called my son.
“When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called my son.
It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
taking them by the arms;
but they did not realize
it was I who healed them.
taking them by the arms;
but they did not realize
it was I who healed them.
I led them with cords of human kindness,
with ties of love.
To them I was like one who lifts
a little child to the cheek,
and I bent down to feed them.
with ties of love.
To them I was like one who lifts
a little child to the cheek,
and I bent down to feed them.
“Will they not return to Egypt
and will not Assyria rule over them
because they refuse to repent?
and will not Assyria rule over them
because they refuse to repent?
“He shall not return to the land of Egypt;
But the Assyrian shall be his king,
Because they refused to repent.
But the Assyrian shall be his king,
Because they refused to repent.
A sword will flash in their cities;
it will devour their false prophets
and put an end to their plans.
it will devour their false prophets
and put an end to their plans.
And the sword shall slash in his cities,
Devour his districts,
And consume them,
Because of their own counsels.
Devour his districts,
And consume them,
Because of their own counsels.
My people are determined to turn from me.
Even though they call me God Most High,
I will by no means exalt them.
Even though they call me God Most High,
I will by no means exalt them.
“How can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
How can I make you like Zeboyim?
My heart is changed within me;
all my compassion is aroused.
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
How can I make you like Zeboyim?
My heart is changed within me;
all my compassion is aroused.
I will not carry out my fierce anger,
nor will I devastate Ephraim again.
For I am God, and not a man —
the Holy One among you.
I will not come against their cities.
nor will I devastate Ephraim again.
For I am God, and not a man —
the Holy One among you.
I will not come against their cities.
They will follow the Lord;
he will roar like a lion.
When he roars,
his children will come trembling from the west.
he will roar like a lion.
When he roars,
his children will come trembling from the west.
“They shall walk after the Lord.
He will roar like a lion.
When He roars,
Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;
He will roar like a lion.
When He roars,
Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;
They will come from Egypt,
trembling like sparrows,
from Assyria, fluttering like doves.
I will settle them in their homes,”
declares the Lord.
trembling like sparrows,
from Assyria, fluttering like doves.
I will settle them in their homes,”
declares the Lord.
They shall come trembling like a bird from Egypt,
Like a dove from the land of Assyria.
And I will let them dwell in their houses,”
Says the Lord.
Like a dove from the land of Assyria.
And I will let them dwell in their houses,”
Says the Lord.