Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
New International Version NIV
1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.
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“When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
2 [The more] they called them, [the more] they departed from Me. They kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.
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But the more they were called, the more they went away from me.They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images.
3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them in My arms, but they never knew that I healed them.
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It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms; but they did not realize it was I who healed them.
4 I led them with human cords, with ropes of kindness. To them I was like one who eases the yoke from their jaws; I bent down to give them food.
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I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them.
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