NET Bible
"But the more I summoned them, the farther they departed from me. They sacrificed to the Baal idols and burned incense to images."
— Hosea 11:2, NET Bible
“As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.”
“The more the prophets called them, the more they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. ”
“They called to them, so they went from them. They sacrificed to the Baals, and burned incense to engraved images.”
“As they called them, they went away from before their face: they offered victims to Baalim, and sacrificed to idols.”
“When I sent for them, then they went away from me; they made offerings to the Baals, burning perfumes to images.”
“As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.”
Reversal of the Exodus: Return to Egypt and Exile in Assyria When Israel was a young man, I loved him like a son, and I summoned my son out of Egypt.
But the more I summoned them, the farther they departed from me. They sacrificed to the Baal idols and burned incense to images.
Yet it was I who led Ephraim, I took them by the arm; but they did not acknowledge that I had healed them.
I led them with leather cords, with leather ropes; I lifted the yoke from their neck, and gently fed them.
They will return to Egypt! Assyria will rule over them because they refuse to repent!