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The Lord said, "I loved Israel when he was a child, and I called my son out of Egypt. |
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But the more I called the Israelites, the more they left me. The Israelites gave sacrifices to the false gods and burned incense to the idols. |
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"But I was the one who taught Ephraim to walk. I took the Israelites in my arms. I healed them, but they don't know that. |
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I led them with ropes, but they were ropes of love. I was like a person who set them free. I bent down and fed them. |
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"The Israelites will not go back to Egypt. The king of Assyria will become their king, because they refused to turn back to God. |
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The sword will swing against their cities and kill their strong men. It will destroy their leaders. |
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"My people expect me to come back. They will call to God above, but he will not help them." |
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"Ephraim, I don't want to give you up. Israel, I want to protect you. I don't want to make you like Admah. I don't want to make you like Zeboiim. I am changing my mind. My love for you is too strong. |
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I will not let my terrible anger win. I will not destroy Ephraim again. I am God and not a human. I am the Holy One. I am with you. I will not show my anger. |
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10
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I will roar like a lion. I will roar, and my children will come and follow me. My children will come from the west, shaking with fear. |
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They will come from Egypt, shaking like birds. They will come shaking like doves from the land of Assyria, and I will take them back home." This is what the Lord said. |
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"Ephraim surrounded me with false gods. The people of Israel turned against me. {And they were destroyed!} But Judah still walks with El. Judah is true to the holy ones. " |
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