Hosea 11
Berean Standard Bible · Compare translations · 735 BC – 722 BC · Divided kingdom · Tap a verse to copy, share or highlight ·
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Out of Egypt I Called My Son
1When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called My son.
2But the more I called Israel,
the farther they departed from Me.
They sacrificed to the Baals
and burned incense to carved images.
3It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
taking them by the arms,
but they never realized
that it was I who healed them.
4I led them with cords of kindness,
with ropes of love;
I lifted the yoke from their necks
and bent down to feed them.
5Will they not return to the land of Egypt
and be ruled by Assyria
because they refused to repent?
6A sword will flash through their cities;
it will destroy the bars of their gates
and consume them in their own plans.
7My people are bent on turning from Me.
Though they call to the Most High,
He will by no means exalt them.
Godʼs Love for Israel
8How could I give you up, O Ephraim?
How could I surrender you, O Israel?
How could I make you like Admah?
How could I treat you like Zeboiim?
My heart is turned within Me;
My compassion is stirred!
9I will not execute the full fury of My anger;
I will not destroy Ephraim again.
For I am God and not man—
the Holy One among you—
and I will not come in wrath.
10They will walk after the Lord;
He will roar like a lion.
When He roars,
His children will come trembling from the west.
11They will come trembling like birds from Egypt
and like doves from the land of Assyria.
Then I will settle them in their homes,
declares the Lord.
12Ephraim surrounds Me with lies,
the house of Israel with deceit;
but Judah still walks with God
and is faithful to the Holy One.
Footnotes (4)
- a v1 Cited in Matthew 2:15
- b v2 LXX; Hebrew The more they called them, the more they went from them.
- c v3 That is, the northern kingdom of Israel; also in verses 8, 9, and 12
- d v12 Or and Judah is unruly against God, the faithful Holy One
Study notes on this chapter · 1
Type / patternLinked by the New Testament
Out of Egypt I called my son
Hosea looks back on the Exodus, when God called Israel his son out of Egypt. Matthew sees Jesus' return from Egypt as re-living Israel's story, so that the words 'fulfill' in a typological sense.
When: Hosea, c. 750–720 BC, looking back to the Exodus; Jesus' childhood c. 5–4 BC.
Original passageHosea 11:1
Where the New Testament applies itMatthew 2:13–15
Ways people read this (1)
- Typology: Jesus as the true Israel retracing Israel's path.
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