Graphic Bible · Scene 8 of 11

Ruined town at far left contrasts with inhabited northern town at right under storm-clearing light, empty abandoned threshold foreground. Prophetic choice and compassion, no divine face or human heart anatomy.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Hosea 11:8

How Can I Give You Up?

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

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8How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I set you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned over within me; all my compassions are stirred.

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