- 1When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
- 2As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
- 3I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
- 4I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
- 5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
- 6And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
- 7And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
- 8How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
- 9I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.
- 10They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
- 11They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.
- 12Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
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HOSEA 11
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Hosea 11 — The Father Calls His Child from Egypt.
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The composition centers the father calls his child from egypt as the chapter’s defining visual. It keeps judgment non-graphic, reserves a quiet title area, and avoids written words and any bodily depiction of God.
Scripture basis: Hosea 11:1–12King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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