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Hosea 11:4 — I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to…
“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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The verses around Hosea 11:4.
2As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
3I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
4I 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.
5He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
6And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
Verse explanation
God drew the people with bonds of love, not force, like someone loosening the yoke on a work animal so it can eat more easily, and fed them.
From the Hosea 11 study in Bible in Stories.
Hosea 11:4 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Attrahi-os com cordas humanas, com cordas de amor, e fui para elles como os que levantam o jugo de sobre as suas queixadas, e lhe dei mantimento.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Com cordas humanas eu os puxei, com cordas de amor; e fui para eles como os que levantam o jugo de sobre suas cabeças, e lhes dei alimento.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Los conduje con cuerdas de bondad, con lazos de amor. Yo era quien aliviaba su carga y me agachaba para alimentarlos.
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