Hosea 11:5

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Israel will not return to the land of Egyptand Assyria will be his king,because they refused to repent.

Hebrew Names Version
They will not return into the land of Mitzrayim; But the Ashshur will be their king, Because they refused to repent.

King James Version
He shall not return into the land of Egypt, and the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

English Standard Version
They shall not return to the land of Egypt, but Assyria shall be their king, because they have refused to return to me.

New American Standard Bible
They will not return to the land of Egypt; But Assyria—he will be their king Because they refused to return to Me.

New Century Version
"The Israelites will become captives again, as they were in Egypt, and Assyria will become their king, because they refuse to turn back to God.

Amplified Bible
They will not return to the land of Egypt, But Assyria will be their king [bringing them into captivity] Because they refused to return to Me.

Geneva Bible (1587)
He shall no more returne into the lande of Egypt: but Asshur shalbe his King, because they refused to conuert.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
They will not return to the land of Egypt; But Assyria—he will be their king Because they refused to return to Me.

Legacy Standard Bible
They will not return to the land of Egypt;But Assyria—he will be their kingBecause they refused to return to Me.

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

Contemporary English Version
But they trusted Egypt instead of returning to me; now Assyria will rule them.

Complete Jewish Bible
He will not return to the land of Egypt, but Ashur will be his king, because they refused to repent.

Darby Translation
He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king; for they refused to return [to me];

Easy-to-Read Version
"The Israelites will not go back to Egypt. The king of Assyria will become their king, because they refused to turn back to God.

George Lamsa Translation
They shall not return to the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be their king, because they refused to repent.

Good News Translation
"They refuse to return to me, and so they must return to Egypt, and Assyria will rule them.

Lexham English Bible
He will return to the land of Egypt, and Assyria will be his king, because they refused to return.

Literal Translation
He shall not return to the land of Egypt, but he of Assyria shall be his king, because they refused to return.

American Standard Version
They shall not return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian shall be their king, because they refused to return to me.

Bible in Basic English
He will go back to the land of Egypt and the Assyrian will be his king, because they would not come back to me.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

King James Version (1611)
He shall not returne into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to returne

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He shall no more returne into Egypt, but Asshur shalbe his king, because he refused to conuert.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Ephraim dwelt in Egypt; and as for the Assyrian, he was his king, because he would not return.

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

World English Bible
They will not return into the land of Egypt; But the Assyrian will be their king, Because they refused to repent.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He schal not turne ayen in to the lond of Egipt. And Assur, he schal be kyng of hym, for thei nolden turne.

Update Bible Version
They shall not return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian shall be their king, because they refused to return [to me].

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

New English Translation
They will return to Egypt! Assyria will rule over them because they refuse to repent!

New King James Version
"He shall not return to the land of Egypt; But the Assyrian shall be his king, Because they refused to repent.

New Living Translation
"But since my people refuse to return to me, they will return to Egypt and will be forced to serve Assyria.

New Life Bible
"They will not return to the land of Egypt, and Assyria will be their king, because they would not return to Me.

New Revised Standard
They shall return to the land of Egypt, and Assyria shall be their king, because they have refused to return to me.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He was not to turn back into the land of Egypt, Howbeit, the Assyrian - he, became his king, for they refused to turn.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king: because they would not be converted.

Revised Standard Version
They shall return to the land of Egypt, and Assyria shall be their king, because they have refused to return to me.

Young's Literal Translation
He turneth not back unto the land of Egypt, And Asshur -- he [is] his king, For they have refused to return.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
yt they shulde not go agayne in to Egipte: And now is Assur their kinge: For they wolde not turne vnto me.

Contextual Overview

¹ "When Israel was only a child, I loved him. I called out, ‘My son!'—called him out of Egypt. But when others called him, he ran off and left me. He worshiped the popular sex gods, he played at religion with toy gods. Still, I stuck with him. I led Ephraim. I rescued him from human bondage, But he never acknowledged my help, never admitted that I was the one pulling his wagon, That I lifted him, like a baby, to my cheek, that I bent down to feed him. Now he wants to go back to Egypt or go over to Assyria— anything but return to me! That's why his cities are unsafe—the murder rate skyrockets and every plan to improve things falls to pieces. My people are hell-bent on leaving me. They pray to god Baal for help. He doesn't lift a finger to help them. But how can I give up on you, Ephraim? How can I turn you loose, Israel? How can I leave you to be ruined like Admah, devastated like luckless Zeboim? I can't bear to even think such thoughts. My insides churn in protest. And so I'm not going to act on my anger. I'm not going to destroy Ephraim. And why? Because I am God and not a human. I'm The Holy One and I'm here—in your very midst.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

shall not: Hosea 7:16, Hosea 8:13, Hosea 9:3, Hosea 9:6

but: Hosea 5:13, Hosea 10:6, 2 Kings 15:19, 2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 17:3-6, 2 Kings 18:11, Isaiah 8:6-8, Amos 5:27, "They became tributaries to Salmanasser."

because: Hosea 6:1, 2 Kings 17:13, 2 Kings 17:14, 2 Kings 18:12, Jeremiah 8:4-6, Amos 4:6, Amos 4:8-10, Zechariah 1:4-6

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 17:16 - Ye shall henceforth 2 Chronicles 32:1 - king of Assyria Isaiah 31:1 - to them Ezekiel 23:9 - General Hosea 5:9 - Ephraim Hosea 10:3 - We have Amos 3:11 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 11:14
When Shelah was thirty years old, he had Eber. After Shelah had Eber, he lived 403 more years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:24
When Nahor was twenty-nine years old, he had Terah. After Nahor had Terah, he lived 119 more years and had other sons and daughters.

Exodus 19:18
Mount Sinai was all smoke because God had come down on it as fire. Smoke poured from it like smoke from a furnace. The whole mountain shuddered in huge spasms. The trumpet blasts grew louder and louder. Moses spoke and God answered in thunder. God descended to the peak of Mount Sinai. God called Moses up to the peak and Moses climbed up.

Psalms 11:4
But God hasn't moved to the mountains; his holy address hasn't changed. He's in charge, as always, his eyes taking everything in, his eyelids Unblinking, examining Adam's unruly brood inside and out, not missing a thing. He tests the good and the bad alike; if anyone cheats, God's outraged. Fail the test and you're out, out in a hail of firestones, Drinking from a canteen filled with hot desert wind.

John 3:13
"No one has ever gone up into the presence of God except the One who came down from that Presence, the Son of Man. In the same way that Moses lifted the serpent in the desert so people could have something to see and then believe, it is necessary for the Son of Man to be lifted up—and everyone who looks up to him, trusting and expectant, will gain a real life, eternal life.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He shall not return into the land of Egypt,.... Ephraim or Israel, the ten tribes: and the Septuagint and Arabic versions express them by name, though they give a wrong sense of the words, rendering them, "and Ephraim dwelt in Egypt"; he did so indeed with the other tribes formerly; but here it is said he shall not go thither again to be a captive there, but shall go into bondage more severe than that in Egypt, even into captivity in Assyria: rather the sense is, they should not go thither for shelter, at least not as a body, though some few of them might, as in Hosea 9:3; the far greater part of them should he carried captive by the Assyrians: or they should not return to Egypt to seek for help and assistence, as they had done; either they ought not to do it, nor would there be any need of it, did they but return to the Lord, as Kimchi observes; or rather they should now be so straitly shut up in Samaria, besieged so closely by the enemy, or else carried into distant lands, that, if they would, they could not apply to Egypt for relief;

but the Assyrian shall be his king; the king of Assyria shall be king over the ten tribes, whether they want him or not; they shall be forced to acknowledge him as their king, and be subject to him, being taken and carried captive into his land:

because they refused to return: to the Lord, from whom they had backslidden, and to his pure worship, word, and ordinances, they had departed from, setting up the calves at Dan and Bethel; they refused to relinquish worshipping idols instead of the true God; thus ungratefully behaving to him for all the above favours bestowed upon them; wherefore they are righteously threatened with captivity and bondage in Assyria.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He shall not return to Egypt - Some had probably returned already to Egypt; the rest were looking to Egypt for help, and rebelling against the Assyrian, (whose servant their king Hoshea had become), and making alliance with So king of Egypt. The prophet tells them, as a whole, that they shall not return to Egypt to which they looked, but should have the Assyrian for their king, whom they would not. “They refused to return” to God, who lovingly called them; therefore, what they desired, they should not have; and what they feared, that they should have. They would not have God for their king; therefore “the Assyrian” should “be their king,” and a worse captivity than that of Egypt should befall them. For, from “that” they were delivered; from this, now hanging over them, never should they be restored.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Hosea 11:5. He shall not return into - Egypt — I have brought them thence already, with the design that the nation should never return thither again; but as they have sinned, and forfeited my favour and protection, they shall go to Assyria; and this because they refused to return to me. This view of the verse removes every difficulty.