Hosea 11:10

God's power and sovereignty Israel and the nations

⁸ How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!

⁹ I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not turn back to destroy Ephraim. For I am God and not man— the Holy One among you— and I will not come in wrath.

They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.

¹¹ They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.

¹² Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.
KJV: They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
WEB: They will walk after the LORD, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children will come trembling from the west.
ASV: They shall walk after Jehovah, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children shall come trembling from the west.
DARBY: They shall walk after Jehovah; he shall roar like a lion; when he shall roar, then the children shall hasten from the west:
BLB: After YHWH they shall walk; like a lion He will roar; when He roars, the sons from the west will come trembling.

ÅB: De skal følge Herren; han skal brøle som en løve; ja, han skal brøle, og bevende skal hans barn komme fra havet;
OTB: De skal følge Herren,
han skal brøle som en løve;
ja, han skal brøle,
og hans barn skal komme skjelvende fra vest.
B1930: De skal følge Herren; han skal brøle som en løve; ja, han skal brøle, og bevende skal hans barn komme fra havet;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Joel 3:16
The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
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Isaiah 31:4
For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey— and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor— so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.
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Amos 1:2
He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”
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Jeremiah 25:30
So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth.
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Jeremiah 31:9
They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”
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Isaiah 64:2
as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence!
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Amos 3:4
Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?
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Micah 4:5
Though each of the peoples may walk in the name of his god, yet we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.
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