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Anonymous travelers approach imposing distant Assyrian gate, Egyptian desert road lies empty behind, no portrait of an Assyrian king, dignified nonviolent wide view.
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Hosea 11:5

Assyria Will Be King

How Can I Give You Up? · Hosea 11

Story guide: Prophetic illustration grounded in the verse; national designations and metaphors are not newly narrated events.

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5He will not return to the land of Egypt, but Assyria will be his king, because they have refused to return.

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