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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Hosea 11:4
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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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.
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.
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
With cords of man I do draw them, With thick cords of love, And I am to them as a raiser up of a yoke on their jaws, And I incline unto him—I feed him.
Surrounding context — Hosea 11
1 When Israel [was] a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
2 [As] they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
3 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
4 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.
5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
6 And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour [them], because of their own counsels.
7 And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt [him].
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
בְּחַבְלֵ֨יH2256 · che.velMahalabאָדָ֤םH120 · a.dammanאֶמְשְׁכֵם֙H4900 · ma.shakhto drawבַּעֲבֹת֣וֹתH5688 · a.votcordאַהֲבָ֔הH160 · a.ha.vahloveוָאֶהְיֶ֥הH1961 · ha.yahto beלָהֶ֛םH9038 · hemthemכִּמְרִ֥ימֵיH7311 · rumto exaltעֹ֖לH5923 · olyokeעַ֣לH5921 · aluponלְחֵיהֶ֑םH3895 · le.chiLehiוְאַ֥טH5186 · na.tahto stretchאֵלָ֖יוH413 · elto(wards)אוֹכִֽיל׃H398 · a.khalto eat
Cross-references
John 12:32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all [men] unto me.Leviticus 26:13I [am] the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.Hosea 2:8For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, [which] they prepared for Baal.Jeremiah 31:2-3Thus saith the LORD, The people [which were] left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; [even] Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.Psalm 78:23-25Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,2 Samuel 7:14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:Psalm 105:40[The people] asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.Song of Solomon 1:4Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.John 6:32-58Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.Exodus 16:32And Moses said, This [is] the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
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