1 The|strong="H3588" Lord said, “I|strong="H3588" loved|strong="H0157" Israel|strong="H3478" when|strong="H3588" he|strong="H3588" was|strong="H3478" a|strong="H3588" child|strong="H5288",
2 But|strong="H3651" the|strong="H6440" more|strong="H3651" I|strong="H3651" called|strong="H7121" the|strong="H6440" Israelites,
3 “But|strong="H3588" I|strong="H0595" was|strong="H3808" the|strong="H5921" one|strong="H3808" who|strong="H3588" taught|strong="H3045" Ephraim|strong="H0669" to|strong="H5921" walk.
4 I|strong="H5921" led|strong="H4900" them|strong="H0413" with|strong="H0413" ropes|strong="H5688",
5 “The|strong="H3588" Israelites will|strong="H0776" not|strong="H3808" go|strong="H7725" back|strong="H7725" to|strong="H0413" Egypt|strong="H4714". The|strong="H3588" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Assyria|strong="H0804" will|strong="H0776" become|strong="H7725" their|strong="H3588" king|strong="H4428", because|strong="H3588" they|strong="H3588" refused|strong="H3985" to|strong="H0413" turn|strong="H7725" back|strong="H7725" to|strong="H0413" God|strong="H3808".
6 The|strong="H0398" sword|strong="H2719" will|strong="H2719" swing against|strong="H2719" their|strong="H0398" cities|strong="H5892" and|strong="H0398" kill|strong="H2719" their|strong="H0398" strong men. It|strong="H0398" will|strong="H2719" destroy|strong="H3615" their|strong="H0398" leaders.
7 “My|strong="H7311" people|strong="H5971" expect me|strong="H0413" to|strong="H0413" come back|strong="H0413". They|strong="H3808" will|strong="H3808" call|strong="H7121" to|strong="H0413" God|strong="H3808" above|strong="H0413", but|strong="H3808" he|strong="H3808" will|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" help|strong="H5971" them|strong="H0413".”
8 “Ephraim|strong="H0669", I|strong="H5414" don’t want to|strong="H5921" give|strong="H5414" you|strong="H5414" up|strong="H5921".
9 I|strong="H0595" will|strong="H0376" not|strong="H3808" let|strong="H3808" my|strong="H7725" terrible anger|strong="H0639" win.
10 I|strong="H3588", the|strong="H3588" LORD|strong="H3068", will|strong="H3068" roar|strong="H7580" like|strong="H1121" a|strong="H3588" lion|strong="H0738",
11 They|strong="H5921" will|strong="H3068" come|strong="H2729" from|strong="H5921" Egypt|strong="H4714",
12 “Ephraim surrounded me with false gods.