God Yearns over His People

11 When Israel was a youth I loved him,
And (A)out of Egypt I (B)called My son.

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Chapter 11

With Human Attachments and with Bonds of Love

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

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 11:1 Out of Egypt I called my son: like most of the Prophets, Hosea dates the beginning of Israel from the time of Moses and the Exodus. In the New Testament, this text is applied to the return of the infant Jesus from Egypt (Mt 2:15).

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

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God’s Continuing Love for Israel

11 “When Israel was a [a]child, I loved him,
And out of Egypt (A)I called My (B)son.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 11:1 Or youth