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10 I, the Lord, will roar like a lion,
    and my children will come and follow me.
They will come from the west,
    shaking with fear.
11 They will come from Egypt,
    shaking like birds.
They will come shaking like doves from the land of Assyria,
    and I will take them back home.”
    This is what the Lord said.
12 “Ephraim surrounded me with false gods.
    The people of Israel turned against me.[a]
But Judah still walks with God[b]
    and is true to the Holy One.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 11:12 Ephraim … me Or “Ephraim surrounded me with lies. The house of Israel surrounded me with deception.”
  2. Hosea 11:12 God Literally, “El.” This might be one of the names of God, or it might be El, the most important god of the Canaanites. It is not clear if this means Judah was being faithful to God or if Judah was worshiping the false gods.
  3. Hosea 11:12 Holy One This is a plural form in the Hebrew text and may refer to God or to Canaanite false gods.

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