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10 They will follow the Lord.
    He will roar like a lion.
    Yes, he will roar, and his children will come trembling from the west.
11 They will come trembling like a bird from Egypt,
    and like a dove from the land of Assyria.
    I will settle them in their houses, declares the Lord.

Israel Must Repent

12 Ephraim surrounds me with falsehood,
    and the house of Israel with deceit.
    Judah still strays from[a] God,
    even from the Holy One, who is faithful.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 11:12 Literally wanders with. Translations disagree whether the term is negative or positive.
  2. Hosea 11:12 English verse 11:12 is verse 12:1 in Hebrew. In chapter 12 the subsequent Hebrew verse numbers are one higher than the English numbers.