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Hosea 13:5

Contemporary English Version 1995

I took care of you in a thirsty desert.

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Israel, the Lord discovered you in a barren desert filled with howling winds. God became your fortress, protecting you as though you were his own eyes.

Remember how he led you in that huge and frightening desert where poisonous snakes and scorpions live. There was no water, but the Lord split open a rock, and water poured out so you could drink.

The Lord has helped us and taken care of us during the past 40 years that we have been in this huge desert. We've had everything we needed, and the Lord has blessed us and made us successful in whatever we have done.

But now you know God, or better still, God knows you. How can you turn back and become the slaves of those weak and pitiful powers?

The Lord is good. He protects those who trust him in times of trouble.

and whenever I feel low, you are there to guide me. A trap has been hidden along my pathway.

You are my God. I worship you. In my heart, I long for you, as I would long for a stream in a scorching desert.

and because he knew what was happening to his people, he felt sorry for them.

But God has no doubts about who loves him.

Your ancestors refused to ask for my help, though I had rescued them from Egypt and led them through a treacherous, barren desert, where no one lives or dares to travel.

to go to Jerusalem and tell everyone that he had said: When you were my young bride, you loved me and followed me through the barren desert.

I celebrate and shout because you are kind. You saw all my suffering, and you cared for me.

The Lord protects everyone who follows him, but the wicked follow a road that leads to ruin.

I sweated every day, and I couldn't sleep at night because of the cold.

Israel, I know all about you, and because of your unfaithfulness, I find you unacceptable.

Israel, when I, the Lord, found you long ago it was like finding grapes in a barren desert or tender young figs. Then you worshiped Baal Peor, that disgusting idol, and you became as disgusting as the idol you loved.




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