Out of Egypt I Called My Son 1When Israel was young, I loued him, and called my sonne out of the lande of Egypt.
2They called them
3I gaue to Ephraim one to leade him, who shoulde beare him in his armes: but they knew not that I healed them.
4I led them with cordes of a man
5He shall no more returne into Egypt, but Asshur shalbe his king, because he refused to conuert.
6Therfore shall the sworde fall on his cities, & shall consume his braunches, and deuour them, because of their owne counsayles.
7And my people shall stande in a doubt whither to turne them: for when the God’s Love for Israel 8Howe shall I geue thee vp Ephraim?
9I wyll not execute the fiercenesse of my wrath, I wyl not returne to destroy Ephraim: for I am God and not man, the holy one in the middest of thee, and I wyll not enter into the citie.
10They shall walke after the Lorde, he shall rose like a lion: when he shall rose, then the children of the west shall feare.
11They shall feare a as sparowe out of Egypt, and as a doue out of the lande of Asshur, and I wyll place them in their houses, saith the Lorde.
12Ephraim compasseth me about with lyes, & the house of Israel with deceipt: but Iuda yet ruleth with God, and is faithfull with the saintes. |