Hosea 11:1; Hosea 11:3; Hosea 11:4

Hosea 11:1

1 “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.

Hosea 11:3

3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms; but they did not realize it was I who healed them.

Hosea 11:4

4 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.