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Hosea 11:2-4
Modern English Version
Hosea 11:2-4
Modern English Version
2 As I[a] called them,
so they went from Me.[b]
They sacrificed to the Baals
and burned incense to idols.
3 I taught Ephraim to walk,
taking them up in My[c] arms,
but they did not know
that I healed them.
4 I drew them with cords of human kindness,[d]
with bands of love.
I was to them as those who ease the yoke on their neck,[e]
and I bent down and fed them.
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:2 Gk.; Heb. they.
- Hosea 11:2 Gk.; Heb. them.
- Hosea 11:3 Gk. Syr. Vulg.; Heb. his.
- Hosea 11:4 Heb. cords of a man.
- Hosea 11:4 Or jaws.
Hosea 11:2-4
New International Version
Hosea 11:2-4
New International Version
2 But the more they were called,
the more they went away from me.[a](A)
They sacrificed to the Baals(B)
and they burned incense to images.(C)
3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
taking them by the arms;(D)
but they did not realize
it was I who healed(E) them.
4 I led them with cords of human kindness,
with ties of love.(F)
To them I was like one who lifts
a little child to the cheek,
and I bent down to feed(G) them.(H)
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:2 Septuagint; Hebrew them
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