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1 |When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt. 2 The more I called them, the farther they went away. They sacrificed to other gods-the Baals, and they burned incense to idols. 3 I was the one who taught the people of Ephraim to walk. I took them by the hand. But they didn't realize that I had healed them. 4 I led them with cords of human kindness, with ropes of love. I removed the yokes from their necks. I bent down and fed them. 5 |They will not return to Egypt. Instead, Assyria will rule them because they have refused to return to me. 6 War will sweep through their cities, demolish their city gates, and put an end to their plans. 7 My people are determined to turn away from me. Even if they call to the Most High, he will not pardon them. Hosea 11:1-7, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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