Hosea 11:2-4

New Catholic Bible

² But the more I called them,
    the further they went from me.
They offered sacrifice to the Baals
    and burning incense to idols.
³ Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
    I who took them up in my arms.
However, they did not know
    that I was the one caring for them.
⁴ I led them with cords of human kindness,
    with bonds of love.
I lifted them to my cheek as I would an infant,
    and I bent down to feed them.