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Hosea 11:1–3

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God’s Love for His Rebellious People

11*The Lord says,

“When Israel was a child, I loved him

and called him out of Egypt as my son.f

2But the more Ig called to him,

the more he turned away from me.h

My people sacrificed to Baal;

they burnt incense to idols.

3Yet I was the one who taught Israel to walk.

I took my people up in my arms,i

but they did not acknowledge that I took care of them.

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Footnotes

  1. fhim, and called him … son; or him; from the time he left Egypt I have called him my son.
  2. gOne ancient translation I; Hebrew they.
  3. hOne ancient translation me; Hebrew them.
  4. iOne ancient translation I … my arms; Hebrew He … his arms.

Cross references

  1. *11.1: Ex 4:22; Mt 2:15

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When Israel was a child, I loved him,

and out of Egypt I called my son.

The more they were called,

the more they went away;

they kept sacrificing to the Baals

and burning offerings to idols.

Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk;

I took them up by their arms,

but they did not know that I healed them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“When Israel was a child, I loved him,

and out of Egypt I called my son.

But the more they were called,

the more they went away from me.

They sacrificed to the Baals

and they burned incense to images.

It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,

taking them by the arms;

but they did not realize

it was I who healed them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When Israel was a child, I loved him,

and out of Egypt I called my son.

Israel called to the Egyptians

even as Israel was leaving them.

They kept sacrificing to the Baals

and burning offerings to idols.

It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,

taking them by the hand,

but they never knew that I healed them.

NLTNew Living Translation

“When Israel was a child, I loved him,

and I called my son out of Egypt.

But the more I called to him,

the farther he moved from me,

offering sacrifices to the images of Baal

and burning incense to idols.

I myself taught Israel how to walk,

leading him along by the hand.

But he doesn’t know or even care

that it was I who took care of him.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When Israel was a child, I loved him,

and out of Egypt I called my son.

When I called them, they went from my face.

They sacrificed to the Baals, and they sacrificed to idols.

And I myself taught Ephraim to walk;

I took them in my arms,

but they did not know that I healed them.

KJV 1900King James Version

When Israel was a child, then I loved him,

And called my son out of Egypt.

As they called them, so they went from them:

They sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms;

But they knew not that I healed them.