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10     They will go after Yahweh;
        he roars like a lion.
When he roars,
    his children will come trembling
        from the sea.[a]
11 They will tremble like birds[b] from Egypt,
    and like doves[c] from the land of Assyria;
and I will let them return[d] to their homes—
    a declaration of Yahweh.

Israel’s History

12 [e] Ephraim has surrounded me with lies,[f]
and the house of Israel with deceit;
and Judah is still wandering with God
    and is faithful to the Holy One.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 11:10 That is, “the West”
  2. Hosea 11:11 Hebrew “bird”
  3. Hosea 11:11 Hebrew “dove”
  4. Hosea 11:11 Hebrew “I will cause them to live”
  5. Hosea 11:12 Hosea 11:12–12:14 in the English Bible is 12:1–15 in the Hebrew Bible
  6. Hosea 11:12 Hebrew “lie”