It is best, with Ewald, to take the two clauses as interrogative, Shall he not return into the land of Egypt? And shall not the Assyrian, &c.? (See Notes on Hosea 8:13; Hosea 10:3-6. Comp. also Hosea 11:11.)
Return — i.e., to God.
Related Commentaries of Hosea 11:5
Hosea 11:5
5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.