Out of Egypt I Called My Son (Matthew 2:13–15)
2 ULT They called to them, thus they went from their faces. They kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning to the idols. 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 ULT Yet I, I taught Ephraim to walk. He took them upon his arms, but 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 ULT I led them with cords of humanity, with bands of love. And I was to them like the lifters of a yoke on their jaws, and I bent down to him; I fed{ him}. 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 ULT He will not return to the land of Egypt, but Assyria— he{ will be} his king, because they refused to return. BSB BSB: Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?
6 ULT The sword will whirl against his cities, and will destroy his bars, and will devour because of their plans. 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 ULT And my people are bent on turning away from me. Though they call to him on high, he will not raise{ them} up at all. 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 ULT I will not carry out the burning of my nose; I will not repeat to destroy Ephraim! For I{ am} God and not man, the Holy{ One} in your midst, and I will not come in wrath. 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 ULT They will come after Yahweh; he will roar like a lion. When he, he roars, sons will come trembling from the sea. 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 ULT They will come trembling like a bird from Egypt, and like a dove from the land of Assyria. And I will settle them in their homes— the declaration of Yahweh. 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 ULT Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit. But Judah still roams with God, and is established with the Holy{ One}. 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.