Hosea 11:5

Translations

Modern

Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?

Traditional

He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

Literal

He will not return to the land of Egypt, and Assyria—it will be his king, because they refused to return.

Latin

Non revertetur in terram Ægypti, et Assur ipse rex ejus, quoniam noluerunt converti.

Original

Hebrew

English

Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?

Notes

Hosea 11:5–7

Since the Israelites refused to return to the Lord, they would go back to Egypt and serve Assyria. Their past slavery in Egypt symbolized their future exile in Assyria.

Hosea 11:1–11

God grieved over Israel’s unfaithfulness. Even after all he had done for them, Israel had turned into a rebellious people. Justice required serious punishment, but the final decision about Israel’s future would come from God’s tender compassion for his people, not from an abstract rule.

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Covenant Love God’s Judgment of His People

Events

Prophecies of Hosea

Related verses

Hosea 7:16
They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.
Hosea 8:13
Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt.
Hosea 10:6
Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.
2 Kings 17:13–14
Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”
Hosea 9:3
They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
Hosea 6:1
Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
Amos 4:6
“I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 8:4–6
So you are to tell them this is what the LORD says: “Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not return?
Hosea 9:6
For even if they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.
2 Kings 18:11–12
The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
Amos 4:8–10
People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.
Hosea 5:13
When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.

Parallels

Matthew 2:13–15

Places

Assyria: A powerful ancient empire, often in conflict with Israel Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Hosea, Book of Mercy

Topics

Assyria: Predictions Respecting: Conquest and Captivity of Israel By Assyria: Prophecies of Captivity of Israelites In Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Captivity, Famine, and Judgments

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