| International Standard Version | English Standard Version |
| 1"When Israel was a young child I loved him, and from Egypt I called my son. | 1When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. |
| 2The more I called out to them, the farther they fled from me; they sacrificed to Baals, burning incense to carved images. | 2The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols. |
| 3Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk, supporting them by their arms, but they never knew that I was healing them. | 3Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk; I took them up by their arms, but they did not know that I healed them. |
| 4I guided them with human kindness, with loving reins. I acted toward them like one who removes a yoke from their neck; I bent down and fed them. | 4I led them with cords of kindness, with the bands of love, and I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws, and I bent down to them and fed them. |
| 5"They will not return to the land of Egypt; instead, the Assyrian will be their king, because they kept refusing to repent. | 5They shall not return to the land of Egypt, but Assyria shall be their king, because they have refused to return to me. |
| 6The sword will fall on their cities, consuming and devouring their fortified gates, despite their planning. | 6The sword shall rage against their cities, consume the bars of their gates, and devour them because of their own counsels. |
| 7My people are determined to turn away from me; though they call to the Most High, no one is worshiping. | 7My people are bent on turning away from me, and though they call out to the Most High, he shall not raise them up at all. |
| 8"How can I give up on you, Ephraim? I will deliver you, will I not, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? I can't make you like Zeboim, can I? My heart stirs within me; my compassion also fans into flame! | 8How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and tender. |
| 9I will not act in my anger; I will not return to destroy Ephraim, For I am God, and not a human— the Holy One among you— so I will not enter the city in anger. | 9I will not execute my burning anger; I will not again destroy Ephraim; for I am God and not a man, the Holy One in your midst, and I will not come in wrath. |
| 10They will go after the LORD, who will roar like a lion; and when he roars, the children will come trembling from the west. | 10They shall go after the LORD; he will roar like a lion; when he roars, his children shall come trembling from the west; |
| 11Trembling like a bird, they will come out of Egypt, and as a dove from the land of Assyria; and I will settle them in their houses," declares the LORD. | 11they shall come trembling like birds from Egypt, and like doves from the land of Assyria, and I will return them to their homes, declares the LORD. |
| 12 "Ephraim surrounds me with lies, and the house of Israel surrounds me with deceit, But Judah still rules with God, and remains faithful, along with the godly ones." | 12Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit, but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One. |
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