<vn='1'><sn="3588">When</s><sn="3478">Israel</s> was a <sn="5288">child</s>, then I <sn="157">loved</s> him, and <sn="7121">called</s> my <sn="1121">son</s> out of <sn="4480 4714">Egypt</s>. </v>
<vn='2'> As they <sn="7121">called</s> them, <sn="3651">so</s> they <sn="1980">went</s><sn="4480 6440">from</s> them: they <sn="2076">sacrificed</s> unto <sn="1168">Baalim</s>, and burned <sn="6999">incense</s> to graven <sn="6456">images</s>. </v>
<vn='3'><sn="595">I</s> taught Ephraim also to <sn="8637 669">go</s>, <sn="3947">taking</s> them <sn="5921">by</s> their <sn="2220">arms</s>; but they <sn="3045">knew</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="3588">that</s> I <sn="7495">healed</s> them. </v>
<vn='4'>I <sn="4900">drew</s> them with <sn="2256">cords</s> of a <sn="120">man</s>, with <sn="5688">bands</s> of <sn="160">love</s>: and I <sn="1961">was</s> to them as they that take <sn="7311">off</s> the <sn="5923">yoke</s><sn="5921">on</s> their <sn="3895">jaws</s>, and I <sn="5186">laid</s><sn="398">meat</s><sn="413">unto</s> them. </v>
<vn='5'>He shall <sn="3808">not</s><sn="7725">return</s><sn="413">into</s> the <sn="776">land</s> of <sn="4714">Egypt</s>, but the <sn="804">Assyrian</s> shall be his <sn="4428">king</s>, <sn="3588">because</s> they <sn="3985">refused</s> to <sn="7725">return</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>And the <sn="2719">sword</s> shall <sn="2342">abide</s> on his <sn="5892">cities</s>, and shall <sn="3615">consume</s> his <sn="905">branches</s>, and <sn="398">devour</s> them, because of their own <sn="4480 4156">counsels</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>And my <sn="5971">people</s> are <sn="8511">bent</s> to <sn="4878">backsliding</s> from me: though they <sn="7121">called</s> them <sn="413">to</s> the most <sn="5920">High</s>, none at <sn="3808 3162">all</s> would <sn="7311">exalt</s> him. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="349">How</s> shall I give thee <sn="5414">up</s>, <sn="669">Ephraim</s>? how shall I <sn="4042">deliver</s> thee, <sn="3478">Israel</s>? <sn="349">how</s> shall I <sn="5414">make</s> thee as <sn="126">Admah</s>? how shall I <sn="7760">set</s> thee as <sn="6636">Zeboim</s>? mine <sn="3820">heart</s> is <sn="2015">turned</s><sn="5921">within</s> me, my <sn="5150">repentings</s> are <sn="3648">kindled</s><sn="3162">together</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>I will <sn="3808">not</s><sn="6213">execute</s> the <sn="2740">fierceness</s> of mine <sn="639">anger</s>, I will <sn="3808">not</s><sn="7725">return</s> to <sn="7843">destroy</s><sn="669">Ephraim</s>: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="595">I</s> am <sn="410">God</s>, and <sn="3808">not</s><sn="376">man</s>; the Holy <sn="6918">One</s> in the <sn="7130">midst</s> of thee: and I will <sn="3808">not</s><sn="935">enter</s> into the <sn="5892">city</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>They shall <sn="1980">walk</s><sn="310">after</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>: he shall <sn="7580">roar</s> like a <sn="738">lion</s>: <sn="3588">when</s><sn="1931">he</s> shall <sn="7580">roar</s>, then the <sn="1121">children</s> shall <sn="2729">tremble</s> from the <sn="4480 3220">west</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>They shall <sn="2729">tremble</s> as a <sn="6833">bird</s> out of <sn="4480 4714">Egypt</s>, and as a <sn="3123">dove</s> out of the <sn="4480 776">land</s> of <sn="804">Assyria</s>: and I will <sn="3427">place</s> them <sn="5921">in</s> their <sn="1004">houses</s>, <sn="5002">saith</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="669">Ephraim</s> compasseth me <sn="5437">about</s> with <sn="3585">lies</s>, and the <sn="1004">house</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> with <sn="4820">deceit</s>: but <sn="3063">Judah</s><sn="5750">yet</s><sn="7300">ruleth</s><sn="5973">with</s><sn="410">God</s>, and is <sn="539">faithful</s><sn="5973">with</s> the <sn="6918">saints</s>. </v>