“ But they refuse to turn away from their sins. So they will return to Egypt. And Assyria will rule over them.

“他们必不归回埃及地，亚述人却要作他们的王，因他们不肯归向我。

他们不必返回埃及地；然而亚述人要作他们的王，因他们不肯归向我。

他们不必返回埃及地；然而亚述人要作他们的王，因他们不肯归向我。

“他们要返回埃及，亚述要统治他们，因为他们不肯归向我。

“他们必返回埃及地（“他们必返回埃及地”或译：“难道他们不会返回埃及地吗？”），亚述要作他们的王；因为他们不肯回来归我。

他們必不歸回埃及地，亞述人卻要作他們的王，因他們不肯歸向我。

他們不必返回埃及地；然而亞述人要作他們的王，因他們不肯歸向我。

他們不必返回埃及地；然而亞述人要作他們的王，因他們不肯歸向我。

「他們要返回埃及，亞述要統治他們，因為他們不肯歸向我。

“他們必返回埃及地（“他們必返回埃及地”或譯：“難道他們不會返回埃及地嗎？”），亞述要作他們的王；因為他們不肯回來歸我。

他們必回歸埃及地；亞述必做他們的王；因為他們拒絕回來歸我。

彼必不返埃及、因其不肯回轉、亞述必為其王、

彼乃不歸誠於我、故我使之不得往埃及、而為亞述所統轄、

彼不宜返返或作往伊及、或作彼豈不復返伊及亞述必為其王、緣不願悔改、

“ Will they not return to Egypt and will not Assyria rule over them because they refuse to repent?

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

“ But since my people refuse to return to me, they will return to Egypt and will be forced to serve Assyria.

Israel will not return to the land of Egypt and Assyria will be his king, because they refused to repent.

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

“ He shall not return to the land of Egypt; But the Assyrian shall be his king, Because they refused to repent.

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

Israel will not return to the land of Egypt and Assyria will be his king, because they refused to repent.

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

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

“ They won’t return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian will be their king, because they refused to repent.

I am the Most High God. But they do not turn to me. They are like a bow that does not shoot straight. Their leaders will be killed by swords. They will die because they have spoken too proudly. The people of Egypt will make fun of them.”

They offer sacrifices as gifts to me. They eat the meat of the animals they bring. But the Lord is not pleased with any of this. He will remember the evil things they have done. He will punish them for their sins. And they will return to Egypt.

You won’t remain in the Lord’ s land. Ephraim, you will return to Egypt. You will eat“ unclean” food in Assyria.

It will be carried off to Assyria. The people of Ephraim will be forced to give it to the great king. They will be dishonored. Israel will be ashamed of its agreements with other nations.

The Lord warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers. He said,“ Turn from your evil ways. Keep my commands and rules. Obey every part of my Law. I commanded your people who lived long ago to obey it. And I gave it to you through my servants the prophets.”But the people wouldn’t listen. They were as stubborn as their people of long ago had been. Those people didn’t trust in the Lord their God.

Some of you will escape without being destroyed. But you will die in Egypt. Your bodies will be buried at Memphis. Weeds will cover your treasures of silver. Thorns will grow up in your tents.

People wandered from town to town to look for water. But they did not get enough to drink. In spite of that, you still have not returned to me,” announces the Lord.“ Many times I kept your gardens and vineyards from growing. I sent hot winds to dry them up completely. Locusts ate up your fig and olive trees. In spite of that, you still have not returned to me,” announces the Lord.“ I sent plagues on you, just as I did on Egypt. I killed your young men by swords. I also let the horses you had captured be killed. I filled your noses with the stink of your camps. In spite of that, you still have not returned to me,” announces the Lord.

Then Tiglath- Pileser marched into the land of Israel. He was king of Assyria. Menahem gave him 38 tons of silver to get his help. He wanted to make his control over the kingdom stronger.

“ Do not be like your people of long ago. The earlier prophets gave them my message. I said,‘ Stop doing what is evil. Turn away from your sinful practices.’ But they would not listen to me. They would not pay any attention,” announces the Lord.“ Where are those people now? And what about my prophets? Do they live forever?I commanded my servants the prophets what to say. I told them what I planned to do. But your people refused to obey me. So I had to punish them.“ Then they had a change of heart. They said,‘ The Lord who rules over all has punished us because of how we have lived. He was fair and right to do that. He has done to us just what he decided to do.’ ”

“ Jeremiah, tell them,‘ The Lord says,“‘ “When people fall down, don’t they get up again? When someone turns away, don’t they come back?Then why have the people of Jerusalem turned away from me? Why do they always turn away? They keep on telling lies. They refuse to come back to me.I have listened carefully. But they do not say what is right. They refuse to turn away from their sins. None of them says,‘ What have I done?’ Each of them goes their own way. They are like horses charging into battle.

The people say,“ Come. Let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces. But he will heal us. He has wounded us. But he’ll bandage our wounds.

The king of Assyria took the people of Israel away from their own land. He sent them off to Assyria. He made some of them live in Halah. He made others live in Gozan on the Habor River. And he made others live in the towns of the Medes.These things happened because the Israelites hadn’t obeyed the Lord their God. They had broken the covenant he had made with them. They had refused to do everything Moses, the servant of the Lord, had commanded. They hadn’t paid any attention to those commands. They hadn’t obeyed them.

“ I made sure your stomachs were empty in every city. You did not have enough bread in any of your towns. In spite of that, you still have not returned to me,” announces the Lord.

During the rule of Pekah, the king of Israel, Tiglath- Pileser marched into the land again. He was king of Assyria. He captured the towns of Ijon, Abel Beth Maakah, Janoah, Kedesh and Hazor. He also captured the lands of Gilead and Galilee. That included the whole territory of Naphtali. He took the people away from their own land. He sent them off to Assyria.

So I will send you away as prisoners beyond Damascus,” says the Lord. His name is God Who Rules Over All.

Shalmaneser came up to attack Hoshea. Shalmaneser was king of Assyria. He had been Hoshea’s master. He had forced Hoshea to bring him gifts.But the king of Assyria found out that Hoshea had turned against him. Hoshea had sent messengers to So, the king of Egypt. Hoshea didn’t send gifts to the king of Assyria anymore. He had been sending them every year. So Shalmaneser grabbed him and put him in prison.The king of Assyria marched into the whole land of Israel. He marched to Samaria and surrounded it for three years. From time to time he attacked it.Finally, the king of Assyria captured Samaria. It was in the ninth year of Hoshea. The king of Assyria took the Israelites away from their own land. He sent them off to Assyria. He made some of them live in Halah. He made others live in Gozan on the Habor River. And he made others live in the towns of the Medes.

“ The people of Ephraim saw how sick they were. The people of Judah saw that they were wounded. Then Ephraim turned to Assyria for help. They sent gifts to the great King Tiglath- Pileser. But he is not able to make you well. He can’t heal your wounds.

“ I am like the gently flowing stream of Siloam. But the people of Judah have turned their backs on me. They are filled with joy because of the fall of Rezin and the son of Remaliah.So I am about to bring against these people the king of Assyria and his whole army. The Assyrians will be like the mighty Euphrates River when it is flooding. They will run over everything in their path.They will sweep on into Judah like a flood. They will pass through Judah and reach all the way to Jerusalem. Immanuel, they will attack your land like an eagle. Their wings will spread out and cover it.”