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Hosea 11:4
New International Version
Hosea 11:4
New International Version
Hosea 11:4
King James Version
Hosea 11:4
King James Version
4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
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Hosea 11:4
New King James Version
Hosea 11:4
New King James Version
4 I drew them with [a]gentle cords,
With bands of love,
And (A)I was to them as those who take the yoke from their [b]neck.
(B)I stooped and fed them.
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:4 Lit. cords of a man
- Hosea 11:4 Lit. jaws
Hosea 11:4
English Standard Version
Hosea 11:4
English Standard Version
4 (A)I led them with cords of kindness,[a]
with the bands of love,
and (B)I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws,
and (C)I bent down to them and fed them.
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:4 Or humaneness; Hebrew man
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