Hosea 11:5-11

New International Version

⁵ “Will they not return to Egypt^(A)
    and will not Assyria^(B) rule over them
    because they refuse to repent?^(C)
6 A sword^(D) will flash in their cities;
    it will devour^(E) their false prophets
    and put an end to their plans.
⁷ My people are determined to turn^(F) from me.^(G)
    Even though they call me God Most High,
    I will by no means exalt them.

⁸ “How can I give you up,^(H) Ephraim?^(I)
    How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
    How can I make you like Zeboyim?^(J)
My heart is changed within me;
    all my compassion^(K) is aroused.^(L)
9 I will not carry out my fierce anger,^(M)
    nor will I devastate^(N) Ephraim again.
For I am God, and not a man^(O)—
    the Holy One^(P) among you.
    I will not come against their cities.
¹⁰ They will follow the Lord;
    he will roar^(Q) like a lion.^(R)
When he roars,
    his children will come trembling^(S) from the west.^(T)
11 They will come from Egypt,
    trembling like sparrows,
    from Assyria,^(U) fluttering like doves.^(V)
I will settle them in their homes,”^(W)
    declares the Lord.