5 They shall not return to the land of Egypt,but Assyria shall be their king, because they have refused to return to me.
6 The sword shall rage against their cities,consume the bars of their gates,and devour them because of their own counsels.
7 My people are bent on turning away from me,and though they call out to the Most High,he shall not raise them up at all.
8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim?How can I hand you over, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah?How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart recoils within me;my compassion grows warm and tender.
9 I will not execute my burning anger;I will not again destroy Ephraim; for I am God and not a man, the Holy One in your midst,and I will not come in wrath.
10 They shall go after the Lord; he will roar like a lion;when he roars,his children shall come trembling from the west;
11 they shall come trembling like birds from Egypt,and like doves from the land of Assyria,and I will return them to their homes, declares the Lord.