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I led them with cords of human kindness,
    with bands of love.
I was to them like those
    who lift infants to their cheeks.[a]
    I bent down to them and fed them.

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  1. Hosea 11:4 Or who ease the yoke on their jaws

I led them with cords of human kindness,
    with ties of love.(A)
To them I was like one who lifts
    a little child to the cheek,
    and I bent down to feed(B) them.(C)

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