Out of Egypt I Called My Son (Matthew 2:13–15)
2 CPDV They called them, and so they departed before their face. They offered victims to the Baals, and they sacrificed to graven images. BSB BSB: But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.
3 CPDV And I was like a foster father to Ephraim. I carried them in my arms. And they did not know that I healed them. BSB BSB: It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them.
4 CPDV I will draw them with the cords of Adam, with the bands of love. And I will be to them like one who raises the yoke over their jaws. And I will reach down to him so that he may eat. BSB BSB: I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.
5 CPDV He will not return to the land of Egypt, but Assur himself will be the king over him, because they were not willing to be converted. BSB BSB: Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?
6 CPDV The sword has begun in his cities, and it will consume his elect and devour their heads. BSB BSB: A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.
7 CPDV And my people will long for my return. But a yoke will be imposed on them together, which will not be taken away. BSB BSB: My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.
God’s Love for Israel 9 CPDV I will not act on the fury of my wrath. I will not turn back to utterly destroy Ephraim. For I am God, and not man, the Divine in your midst, and I will not advance upon the city. BSB BSB: I 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.
10 CPDV They will walk after the Lord; he will roar like a lion. For he himself will roar, and the sons of the sea will dread. BSB BSB: They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.
11 CPDV And they will fly like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove from the land of the Assyrians. And I will arrange them in their own houses, says the Lord. BSB BSB: They 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.
12 CPDV Ephraim has besieged me with denials, and the house of Israel with deceit. But Judah went down as a witness before God and the holy ones of faith. BSB BSB: Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.