Hos 11:10-11 | NET2full | STEP | “He will roar like a lion , and they will follow the Lord ; when he roars , his children will come trembling from the west .

‏ Hosea 11:10-11

God Will Restore the Exiles to Israel

10 “He will roar like a lion,
and they will follow the Lord;
when he roars,
his children will come trembling ^{▼▼tn When the verb חָרַד (kharad, “to tremble”) is used with prepositions of direction, it denotes “to go or come trembling” (BDB 353 s.v. חָרַד 4; e.g., Gen 42:28; 1 Sam 13:7; 16:4; 21:2; Hos 11:10, 11). Thus, the phrase מִיָּם…וְיֶחֶרְדוּ (veyekheredu…miyyam) means “to come trembling from the west” (cf. NAB “shall come frightened from the west”).} from the west.
11 They will return in fear and trembling ^{▼▼tn For the meaning of חָרַד (harad, “to tremble”) with prepositions of direction, see 11:10 above.}
like birds from Egypt,
like doves from Assyria,
and I will settle them in their homes,” declares the Lord.