Hosea 11:3-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
who took them in my arms;(A)
but they did not know that I cared for them.
4 I drew them with human cords,
with bands of love;[a]
I fostered them like those
who raise an infant to their cheeks;
I bent down to feed them.(B)
Notas al pie
- 11:4 I drew them…with bands of love: perhaps a reversal of the yoke imagery of the previous chapter, i.e., not forcing them like draft animals, but drawing them with kindness and affection.
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