11WhenIsraelwas a youth I loved him,And aout of Egypt I bcalled My son.2The more 1,athey called them,The more they went from 2them;They kept bsacrificing to the BaalsAnd cburningincense to gravenimages.3Yet it is I who taughtEphraimtowalk;1I atook them in My arms;But they did not know that I bhealed them.4I aled them with cords of a man, with bonds of love,And bI became to them as one who lifts the yoke from their jaws;And I bentdownandcfed them.51They will not return to the land of Egypt;But Assyria—he will be 2their kingBecause they arefused to returnto Me.6And the asword will whirl against 1their citiesAnd will consume2their gate barsAnd bdevourthembecause of their ccounsels.7So My people are hung up on aturning from Me.Though 1they call2them to the One on high,NoneatallexaltsHim.8aHow can I give you up, O Ephraim?How can I surrender you, O Israel?How can I give you over to be like bAdmah?How can I make you like cZeboiim?My heart is turnedoverwithin Me;1All My compassions are stirred.
