Hosea 11:1-3

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‘When Israel was a child, I loved him as my son.
I called my son to come out of Egypt.^[a]
2 But the more I spoke to Israel's people,
the more they turned away from me.
They offered sacrifices to the images of Baal.
They burned incense to give honour to their idols.
³ I was the one who taught this child, Ephraim, to walk!^[b]
I held their hand and I led them.
I took care of them,
but they did not understand this.