Hosea 11:7-12

7My people are determined to turn from me. Even though they call me God Most High, I will by no means exalt them.

8“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboyim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused.

9I will not carry out my fierce anger, nor will I devastate Ephraim again. For I am God, and not a man— the Holy One among you. I will not come against their cities.

10They will follow the LORD ; he will roar like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from the west.

11They will come from Egypt, trembling like sparrows, from Assyria, fluttering like doves. I will settle them in their homes,” declares the LORD . Israel’s Sin 12Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, Israel with deceit. And Judah is unruly against God, even against the faithful Holy One. In Hebrew texts this verse (11:12) is numbered 12:1.