Hosea 11:4-6

The Voice

⁴     I led them along with leather cords;
        with ropes of love I showed them the way.
    As I dealt with them, I lifted the yoke from their neck;
        I bent down to give them their food.
⁵     The people of Israel will return to bondage
        like they knew in the land of Egypt,
    And this time Assyria will be their king
        because they refuse to return to Me.
⁶     The sword will be turned loose in their cities.
        It will destroy their defenses and put an end to them because of their schemes.