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14 For I will be like a lion to Ephraim,
    like a young lion to the house of Judah.
I myself will maul them and depart;
    I will carry them off,
    and no one will be able to rescue them.
15 I shall go back to my dwelling place
    until they acknowledge their guilt
    and seek my presence.[a]
In their affliction,
    they will beseech my favor.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:15 Seeking to lead his people to repent, the Lord withdraws his presence from them.

14 For I will be like a lion(A) to Ephraim,
    like a great lion to Judah.
I will tear them to pieces(B) and go away;
    I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them.(C)
15 Then I will return to my lair(D)
    until they have borne their guilt(E)
    and seek my face(F)
in their misery(G)
    they will earnestly seek me.(H)

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