They return, but not to the El Elyon: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but YY accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.
For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: tshofars shall be in their tabernacles.
When Efrayim saw his sickness, and Yhudah saw his wound, then went Efrayim to the Ashurn, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
In the days of Pekah king of Yisrael came Tiglathpileser king of Ashur, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and JaNoach, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilad, and Galil, all the land of Naftali, and carried them captive to Ashur.
And Pul the king of Ashur came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.
But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as YY hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
I have overthrown some of you, as Elohim overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith YY .