Hosea 11:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.

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KJV

King James Version

I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.

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WEB

World English Bible

I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love; and I was to them like those who lift up the yoke on their necks; and I bent down to him and I fed him.

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ASV

American Standard Version

I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love; and I was to them as they that lift up the yoke on their jaws; and I laid food before them.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Hosea 11

² But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.

³ It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them.

⁴ I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.

⁵ Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?

⁶ A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.

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