God Yearns over His People 1When And out of Egypt 2The more [a]they called The more They kept sacrificing And burning 3Yet it is I who taught [c]I took But they did not know 4I pulled And I became And I bent 5[d]They will not return But Assyria Because 6And the sword And will destroy And consume 7So My people Though [h]they call None 8How How can I surrender How How can I treat My heart [k]All 9I will not carry I will not destroy For I am God And I will not come 10They will walk He will roar Indeed And His sons 11They will come And like doves And I will settle 12[m]Ephraim And the house [n]Judah Even against [a] 2 I.e., God’s prophets [b] 2 I.e., God’s prophets [c] 3 As in ancient versions; MT He...His [d] 5 Lit He [e] 5 Lit his [f] 6 Lit his [g] 6 Lit his [h] 7 I.e., God’s prophets [i] 7 Lit him; i.e., Israel [j] 8 Lit give [k] 8 Lit Together [l] 9 Lit agitation [m] 12 Ch 12:1 in Heb [n] 12 Or But Judah still goes about with God, even with New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit www.lockman.org Bible Hub |