⁴ I led them with cords of human kindness,
    with bonds of love.
I lifted them to my cheek as I would an infant,
    and I bent down to feed them.
⁵ They shall return to the land of Egypt,
    and Assyria will be their king
    because they refused to return to me.
⁶ The sword shall be brandished in their cities;
    it will destroy the bars of their gates
    and devour them because of their evil schemes.