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I will settle them in their homes,&#8221 declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hosea/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Like a flock of birds, they will come from Egypt. Trembling like doves, they will return from Assyria. And I will bring them home again,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They shall come trembling like a bird from Egypt, Like a dove from the land of Assyria. And I will let them dwell in their houses,” Says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will come trembling like birds from Egypt, And like doves from the land of Assyria; And I will settle them in their houses, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They will come trembling like birds from Egypt And like doves from the land of Assyria; And I will settle them in their houses, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They will come trembling like birds from Egypt, And like doves from the land of Assyria; And I will settle them in their houses, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They will come trembling like birds from Egypt And like doves from the land of Assyria; And I will settle them in their houses, declares Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They will come trembling <i>and</i> hurriedly like birds from Egypt And like doves from the land of Assyria; And I will settle them in their houses [in the land of their inheritance], declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will be roused like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes. This is the LORD’s declaration.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will be roused like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes. This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall come trembling as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will make them to dwell in their houses, saith Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They will come back, fluttering like birds from Egypt or like doves from Assyria. Then I will bring them back to their homes. I, the LORD, have spoken! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They shall come trembling as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will make them to dwell in their houses, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from Assyria. I will settle them in their own homes," declares the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They will come from Egypt, as swiftly as birds, and from Assyria, like doves. I will bring them to their homes again. I, the LORD, have spoken." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Trembling like a bird, they will come out of Egypt, and as a dove from the land of Assyria; and I will settle them in their houses," declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They will return in fear and trembling like birds from Egypt, like doves from Assyria, and I will settle them in their homes," declares the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They will come trembling like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will settle them in their houses," says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They will come trembling like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will settle them in their houses,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They tremble as a sparrow out of Egypt, "" And as a dove out of the land of Asshur, "" And I have caused them to dwell in their own houses,” "" A declaration of YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They tremble as a sparrow out of Egypt, And as a dove out of the land of Asshur, And I have caused them to dwell in their own houses, An affirmation of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assur: and I caused them to dwell in their houses, says Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they shall fly away like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove out of the land of the Assyrians: and I will place them in their own houses, saith the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they will fly like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove from the land of the Assyrians. And I will arrange them in their own houses, says the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall come trembling like birds from Egypt, and like doves from the land of Assyria; and I will return them to their homes, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They shall come fast like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will bring them back to their dwelling place, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall be stirred up like a bird of prey from Egypt and like a dove from the land of Assyria, and I shall lead them to their dwelling, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They shall come trembling as a bird out of Egypt, And as a dove out of the land of Assyria; And I will make them to dwell in their houses, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They shall be amazed <i>and fly</i> as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of the Assyrians: and I will restore them to their houses, saith the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/11-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=1779" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/11.htm">God's Mercy On Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2729.htm" title="2729: ye·ḥer·ḏū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To tremble, be terrified. A primitive root; to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten.">They will come trembling</a> <a href="/hebrew/6833.htm" title="6833: ḵə·ṣip·pō·wr (Prep-k:: N-cs) -- A bird. Or tsippor; from tsaphar; a little bird.">like birds</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: mim·miṣ·ra·yim (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">from Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/3123.htm" title="3123: ū·ḵə·yō·w·nāh (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-fs) -- Dove. Probably from the same as yayin; a dove.">and like doves</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">from the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: ’aš·šūr (N-proper-fs) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire.">of Assyria.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·hō·wō·šaḇ·tîm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">Then I will settle them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bāt·tê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">their homes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a></span><br />On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Jeremiah 31:10</a></span><br />Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-10.htm">Zechariah 10:10</a></span><br />I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon until no more room is found for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-8.htm">Isaiah 60:8</a></span><br />Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-6.htm">Isaiah 43:6</a></span><br />I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Ezekiel 37:21</a></span><br />you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-12.htm">Isaiah 49:12</a></span><br />Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Jeremiah 23:3</a></span><br />Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-13.htm">Isaiah 27:13</a></span><br />And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-20.htm">Isaiah 66:20</a></span><br />And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a></span><br />And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-16.htm">John 10:16</a></span><br />I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9</a></span><br />After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-29.htm">Luke 13:29</a></span><br />People will come from east and west and north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Matthew 8:11</a></span><br />I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, said the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/3-5.htm">Hosea 3:5</a></b></br> Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/9-3.htm">Hosea 9:3-6</a></b></br> They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean <i>things</i> in Assyria… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in that day, <i>that</i> the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.</p><p class="hdg">as a dove.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a></b></br> Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/60-8.htm">Isaiah 60:8</a></b></br> Who <i>are</i> these <i>that</i> fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?</p><p class="hdg">and I.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12</a></b></br> Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/28-25.htm">Ezekiel 28:25</a></b></br> Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/36-33.htm">Ezekiel 36:33,34</a></b></br> Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause <i>you</i> to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/hosea/11-5.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/hosea/11-5.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/hosea/9-11.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/hosea/7-12.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/hosea/11-4.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Dove</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">Doves</a> <a href="/hosea/9-3.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/hosea/11-5.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/hosea/11-10.htm">Hasten</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-2.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/hosea/11-10.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-2.htm">Sparrow</a> <a href="/hosea/11-10.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/hosea/11-10.htm">Trembling</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/amos/3-5.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-3.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/matthew/3-16.htm">Dove</a> <a href="/nahum/2-7.htm">Doves</a> <a href="/hosea/12-9.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/joel/2-21.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/joel/3-11.htm">Hasten</a> <a href="/micah/2-9.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/joel/2-9.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/nahum/3-17.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/psalms/84-3.htm">Sparrow</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/hosea/13-1.htm">Trembling</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/11-1.htm">The ingratitude of Israel unto God for his benefits.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/11-5.htm">His judgment.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">God's mercy toward them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/11-12.htm">Israel's falsehood and Judah's fidelity.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The trembling suggests a sense of fear or reverence. Historically, Egypt represents a place of bondage and oppression for the Israelites, recalling their slavery before the Exodus. The return from Egypt signifies a release from captivity and a return to God's protection. This can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual deliverance, where God's people are freed from the bondage of sin. The trembling also indicates a recognition of God's power and a humble return to Him.<p><b>and like doves from the land of Assyria.</b><br>Assyria was a dominant empire during Hosea's time, known for its military might and cruelty. The reference to doves, which are symbols of peace and innocence, contrasts with the harshness of Assyria. This suggests a transformation from a state of oppression to one of peace. The return from Assyria can be seen as a prophetic foreshadowing of the Israelites' eventual return from exile. It also points to the broader theme of God's redemptive plan, where He calls His people back to Himself from places of spiritual exile.<p><b>Then I will settle them in their homes,</b><br>This promise of settlement indicates restoration and stability. In the historical context, it refers to the return of the Israelites to their homeland after periods of exile. It signifies God's faithfulness to His covenant promises, ensuring that His people have a place of belonging and security. This can also be seen as a type of the ultimate rest and settlement believers find in Christ, who provides a spiritual home and eternal security.<p><b>declares the LORD.</b><br>The declaration by the LORD underscores the certainty and authority of the promise. It emphasizes that the restoration and settlement are acts of divine will, not human effort. This assurance is rooted in God's unchanging nature and His commitment to His people. The phrase reinforces the prophetic nature of the message, affirming that what God has spoken will surely come to pass. It also connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's sovereignty and His plan for redemption throughout history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom of Israel, often referred to as Ephraim in Hosea, is the primary audience of this prophecy. They are depicted as a wayward child whom God desires to restore.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>A place of historical bondage for Israel, symbolizing oppression and captivity. In this context, it represents a place from which God will deliver His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>A powerful empire and a significant threat to Israel during Hosea's time. It symbolizes another place of captivity from which God promises to bring His people back.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who expresses His enduring love and commitment to His people despite their unfaithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_hosea.htm">Prophet Hosea</a></b><br>The messenger of God, delivering a message of both judgment and hope to the people of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_restoration.htm">God's Faithfulness in Restoration</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God remains committed to restoring His people. This demonstrates His unwavering faithfulness and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_birds.htm">The Symbolism of Birds</a></b><br>The imagery of birds and doves signifies both vulnerability and the swiftness of God's deliverance. It reminds us of our dependence on God for protection and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a></b><br>Even in the context of judgment, God provides a message of hope. This encourages believers to trust in God's ultimate plan for redemption and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_return.htm">The Call to Return</a></b><br>Just as God calls Israel to return from captivity, He calls us to return to Him from our spiritual wanderings. This is a call to repentance and renewed relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_plan.htm">God's Sovereign Plan</a></b><br>God's declaration to settle His people in their homes highlights His sovereignty and control over history. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is in control of their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_abundant_life.htm">What is the meaning of 'Out of Egypt I Called My Son'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_hosea_11_5-6_match_assyrian_records.htm">Does Hosea 11:5-6 accurately reflect Assyrian conquests when historical records sometimes dispute the extent of Assyrian rule over Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_hosea_11_1_a_messianic_prophecy.htm">Is Hosea 11:1 a Messianic prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_zechariah_10_11_literal_or_hyperbole.htm">Zechariah 10:11: Can the idea of passing through a 'sea of distress' and subduing its waves be taken literally, or is it a mythological hyperbole?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Will place them</span>.--Better, <span class= "ital">will cause them to dwell.</span> The prophetic word looks beyond the restoration of the sixth century B.C. to the gathering together of some from east and west, from all the places where they are hidden in exile under the lion of the tribe of Judah; the broader and grander accomplishment will satisfy and more than fulfil the yearnings of the spiritual Israel.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt</span>. The trembling here is eager haste, or precipitate agitation, in which they would hurry home, and that from west and east and south - from west as we infer from ver. 10, from Assyria in the east and Egypt in the south. They would thus hurry as a bird home to its nest in the greenwood; as a dove no longer a silly dove, but flying home to its window. This chapter is regarded by some as ending here. Others include ver. 12. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/11-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They will come trembling</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶחֶרְד֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ye·ḥer·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2729.htm">Strong's 2729: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shudder with terror, to fear, to hasten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like birds</span><br /><span class="heb">כְצִפּוֹר֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·ṣip·pō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6833.htm">Strong's 6833: </a> </span><span class="str2">A little bird</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Egypt</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(mim·miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and like doves</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְיוֹנָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·yō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3123.htm">Strong's 3123: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the land</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Assyria.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשּׁ֑וּר</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·šūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ashshur</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then I will settle</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהוֹשַׁבְתִּ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hō·wō·šaḇ·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them in</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their homes,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּתֵּיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bāt·tê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/11-11.htm">Hosea 11:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/11-11.htm">Hosea 11:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/11-11.htm">Hosea 11:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/11-11.htm">Hosea 11:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/11-11.htm">Hosea 11:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/11-11.htm">Hosea 11:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/11-11.htm">Hosea 11:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/11-11.htm">Hosea 11:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/11-11.htm">Hosea 11:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/11-11.htm">Hosea 11:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/11-11.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 11:11 They will come trembling like a bird (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/11-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 11:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 11:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/11-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 11:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 11:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>