Hosea 11:1-3
Good News Translation
God's Love for His Rebellious People
11 (A)The Lord says,
“When Israel was a child, I loved him
and called him out of Egypt as my son.[a]
2 But the more I[b] called to him,
the more he turned away from me.[c]
My people sacrificed to Baal;
they burned incense to idols.
3 Yet I was the one who taught Israel to walk.
I took my people up in my arms,[d]
but they did not acknowledge that I took care of them.
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:1 him, and called him … son; or him; from the time he left Egypt I have called him my son.
- Hosea 11:2 One ancient translation I; Hebrew they.
- Hosea 11:2 One ancient translation me; Hebrew them.
- Hosea 11:3 One ancient translation I … my arms; Hebrew He … his arms.
Hosea 11:1-3
King James Version
11 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.
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