Hosea 11

YHWH recalls His loving care for Israel as a child, calling him out of Egypt, teaching him to walk, and easing his yoke, yet Israel rebelled by pursuing Baals and refusing to repent, leading to judgment by Assyria and the sword devouring their cities[1][2][3]. Despite His resolve to punish, YHWH's heart recoils in compassion, declaring He will not fully destroy Ephraim for He is God not man, and prophesies roaring like a lion to regather trembling Israel from Egypt, Assyria, and the west like doves[2][3][4].

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אֵ֞יךְ 𐤀𐤉𐤊 eykhe How How? How? HTi אֶתֶּנְ/ךָ֣ 𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤊 etenekha can I give you up I will give you could I give you up HVqi1cs/Sp2ms אֶפְרַ֗יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp אֲמַגֶּנְ/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤂𐤍/𐤊 amagenekha surrender you I will shield you could I surrender you HVpi1cs/Sp2ms יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֵ֚יךְ 𐤀𐤉𐤊 eykhe-2 How How? How? HTi אֶתֶּנְ/ךָ֣ 𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤊 etenekha-2 can I give you up I will give you could I give you up HVqi1cs/Sp2ms כְ/אַדְמָ֔ה 𐤊/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 kheademah like Admah like Admah like Ademah HR/Np אֲשִֽׂימְ/ךָ֖ 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌/𐤊 asimekha can I make you I will place you could I make you HVqi1cs/Sp2ms כִּ/צְבֹאיִ֑ם 𐤊/𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 kitsevoyim like Zeboiim Gazelles like Tsevoim HR/Np נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ 𐤍𐤄𐤐𐤊 nehepakhe is turned he was overturned it was turned HVNp3ms עָלַ/י֙ 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay within me upon me within me HR/Sp1cs לִבִּ֔/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi my heart my inner core my heart HNcmsc/Sp1cs יַ֖חַד 𐤉𐤇𐤃 yachad together in union together HD נִכְמְר֥וּ 𐤍𐤊𐤌𐤓𐤅 nikhemeru kumuka (Kikongo) are stirred they have been intensely heated are stirred HVNp3cp נִחוּמָֽ/י 𐤍𐤇𐤅𐤌/𐤉 nichumay my compassions my consolations my compassions HNcmpc/Sp1cs
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