5. He shall return to the land of Egypt,Assyria shall be his king,because they have refused to repent.
6. The sword shall rage in his cities:it shall destroy his diviners,and devour them because of their schemings.
7. My people have their mind set on apostasy;though they call on God in unison,he shall not raise them up.
8. How could I give you up, Ephraim,or deliver you up, Israel?How could I treat you as Admah,or make you like Zeboiim? My heart is overwhelmed,my pity is stirred.
9. I will not give vent to my blazing anger,I will not destroy Ephraim again;For I am God and not a man,the Holy One present among you;I will not come in wrath.
10. They shall follow the Lord,who roars like a lion;When he roars,his children shall come frightened from the west,
11. Out of Egypt they shall come trembling, like birds,like doves, from the land of Assyria;And I will resettle them in their homes,oracle of the Lord.