Hosea 11:1–3
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Israel Played at Religion with Toy Gods
1–911“When Israel was only a child, I loved him.
I called out, ‘My son!’—called him out of Egypt.
But when others called him,
he ran off and left me.
He worshiped the popular sex gods,
he played at religion with toy gods.
Still, I stuck with him. I led Ephraim.
I rescued him from human bondage,
But he never acknowledged my help,
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
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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.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
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.
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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.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
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.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
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.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
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.
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