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Hosea 11

The benefits of the Lord toward Israél. 5 Their ingratitude against him.
1.When Israél awas a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
2.They called them, but they bwent thus from them: they sacrificed unto Baalím, and burnt incense to images.
3.I led Ephráim also, as one should bear them in his arms: but they knewe not that I healed them.
4.I led them with cords cof a man, even with bands of love, and I was to them, as he that taketh off the yoke from their jaws, and I laid the meat unto them.
5.He shal no more return into the land of Egypt: but Asshúr shalbe his dKing, because they refused to convert.
6.And the sword shal fall on his cities, and shal consume his bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
7.And my people are bent to rebellion against me: though ethey called them to the most hie, yet none at all would exalt him.
8.fHow shal I give thee up, Ephráim? how shal I deliver thee, Israél? how shal I make thee, as gAdmáh? how shal I set thee, as Zeboím? mine heart is turned within me: hmy repentings are rouled together.
9.I will not execute the fierceness of my wrath: I will not return to destroy Ephráim: for I am God, and not man, the holy one in the middes of thee, and I will not ienter into the city.
10.They shal walk after the Lord: he shal roar like a lyon: when he shal roar, then the children of the West shal fear.
11.kThey shal fear as a sparrow out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Asshúr, and I will place them in their houses, saith the Lord.
12.Ephráim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israél with deceit: but Judáh yet ruleth lwith God, and is faithful with the Saints.

Notes

1-a.
Whiles the Israelites were in Egypt and did not provoke my wrath by their malice and ingratitude.
2-b.
They rebelled and went a contrary way when the Prophets called them to repentance.
4-c.
That is, friendly and not as beasts or slaves.
5-d.
Seeing they contemn all this kindness, they shall be led captive into Assyria.
7-e.
To wit, the Prophets.
8-f.
God considers with himself and that with a certain grief how to punish them.
8-g.
Which were two of the cities that were destroyed with Sodom, Deu. 29.23.
8-h.
Meaning, that his love where with he first loved them, made him between doubt and assurance what to do: and herein appears his fatherly affection, that his mercy toward his shall overcome his judgements, as he declared in the next verse.
9-i.
To consume you, but will cause you to yield and so receive you to mercy: & this is meant of the small number who shall walk after the Lord.
11-k.
The Egyptians and Assyrians shall be afraid when the Lord maintains his people.
12-l.
Governs their state according to God’s word, & does not degenerate.