Hosea 11 · Verse 5

Hosea 11:5

He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
Hosea 11:5, King James Version

Hosea 11:5 in other translations

BSBWill they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?
WEB“They won’t return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian will be their king, because they refused to repent.
ASVThey shall not return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian shall be their king, because they refused to return to me.
YLTHe turneth not back unto the land of Egypt, And Asshur--he is his king, For they have refused to return.
DARBYHe shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king; for they refused to return to me;
BBEHe will go back to the land of Egypt and the Assyrian will be his king, because they would not come back to me.
WebsterHe shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

What does Hosea 11:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. He shall not return into ... Egypt--namely, to seek help against Assyria (compare Ho 7:11), as Israel lately had done (2Ki 17:4), after having revolted from Assyria, to whom they had been tributary from the times of Menahem (2Ki 15:19). In a figurative sense, "he shall return to Egypt" (Ho 9:3), that is, to Egypt-like bondage; also many Jewish fugitives were literally to return to Egypt, when the Holy Land was to be in Assyrian and Chaldean hands. Assyrian shall be his king--instead of having kings of their own, and Egypt as their auxiliary. because they refused to return--just retribution. They would not return (spiritually) to God, therefore they shall not return (corporally) to Egypt, the object of their desire.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 He shall not return into - Egypt - I have brought them thence already, with the design that the nation should never return thither again; but as they have sinned, and forfeited my favor and protection, they shall go to Assyria; and this because they refused to return to me. This view of the verse removes every difficulty.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 11:1-7

God's regard for Israel; their ingratitude. (Hos. 11:1-7) The Divine mercy yet in store. (Hos. 11:8-12) Verses 1-7 When Israel were weak and helpless as children, foolish and froward as children, then God loved them; he bore them as the nurse does the sucking child, nourished them, and suffered their manners. All who are grown up, ought often to reflect upon the goodness of God to them in their childhood. He took…

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Hosea 11:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
יָשׁוּב֙ya.Shuvhe will returnH7725
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
וְאַשּׁ֖וּרve.'a.Shurand AssyriaH804
ה֣וּאhu'itH1931
מַלְכּ֑וֹmal.Ko[will be] king hisH4428
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
מֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.Nuthey have refusedH3985
לָשֽׁוּב\׃la.Shuvto repentH7725

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Cross references for Hosea 11:5

  • Hosea 7:16

    They return, but not to the most High: 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.

  • Hosea 10:6

    It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

  • 2 Kings 17:13-14

    Yet the Lord testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the Lord their God.

  • Hosea 8:13

    They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the Lord accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

  • Hosea 9:3

    They shall not dwell in the Lord’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.

  • Hosea 9:6

    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: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.

  • Amos 4:8-10

    So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

  • Hosea 5:13

    When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

  • Amos 5:27

    Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, whose name is The God of hosts.

  • Jeremiah 8:4-6

    Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return? Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.

  • Amos 4:6

    And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

  • Zechariah 1:4-6

    Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord. Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever? But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shall not.
7:16; 8:13; 9:3,6
but.
5:13; 10:6; 2Ki 15:19,29; 17:3-6; 18:11; Isa 8:6-8; Am 5:27"They became tributaries to Salmanasser."
because.
6:1; 2Ki 17:13,14; 18:12; Jer 8:4-6; Am 4:6,8-10; Zec 1:4-6

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Context

  • Hosea 11:4

    I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.

  • Hosea 11:5

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

  • Hosea 11:6

    And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

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Hosea 11:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No tornará á tierra de Egipto, antes el mismo Assur será su rey, porque no se quisieron convertir.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il ne retournera pas dans le pays d’Égypte, mais l’Assyrien sera son roi; car ils ont refusé de revenir à moi;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Es wird nicht nach dem Lande Ägypten zurückkehren; sondern der Assyrer, der wird sein König sein, weil sie sich geweigert haben umzukehren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Non revertetur in terram Ægypti, et Assur ipse rex ejus, quoniam noluerunt converti.