2 WYC Thei clepiden hem, so thei yeden awei fro the face of hem. Thei offriden to Baalym, and maden sacrifice to symylacris. 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 WYC And Y as a nursche of Effraym bare hem in myn armes, and thei wisten not, that Y kepte hem. 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 WYC Y schal drawe hem in the ropis of Adam, in the boondis of charite. And Y schal be to hem as he that enhaunsith the yok on the chekis of hem; and Y bowide doun to hym, that he schulde ete. 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 WYC He schal not turne ayen in to the lond of Egipt. And Assur, he schal be kyng of hym, for thei nolden turne. BSB BSB: Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?
6 WYC A swerd bigan in the citees therof, and it schal waaste the chosun men therof, and schal eete the heedis of hem. 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 WYC And my puple schal hange, at my comynge ayen. But a yok schal be put to hem togidere, that schal not be takun awei. BSB BSB: My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.
9 WYC Y schal not do the strong veniaunce of my wraththe. Y schal not turne, to leese Effraym; for Y am God, and not man. Y am hooli in the myddis of thee, and Y schal not entre in to a citee. 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 WYC Thei schulen go after the Lord. He shal rore as a lioun, for he shal rore, and the sones of the see schulen drede. 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 WYC And thei schulen fle awei as a brid fro Egipt, and as a culuer fro the lond of Assiriens. And Y schal sette hem in her housis, seith 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 WYC Effraym cumpasside me in denying, the hous of Israel in gile. But Judas a witnesse yede doun with God, and with feithful seyntis. 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.