Hosea 11:4-11

New International Version

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

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