3 Yet it is I who taught Ephraim to walk,
11:3 As in ancient versions; MT He...His I took them in My arms;
But they did not know that I healed them.
4 I pulled them along with cords of a man, with ropes of love,
And I became to them as one who lifts the yoke from their jaws;
And I bent down and fed them.
3 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them. 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.11.4 take off: Heb. lift up
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.
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.
3 Yet it was [ch. 7:15;Deut. 1:31] I who taught Ephraim to walk;
I took them up by their arms,
but they did not know that Ex. 15:26I healed them.
4 Jer. 31:3;[John 6:44;12:32] I led them with cords of kindness,11:4 Or humaneness; Hebrew man
with the bands of love,
and Lev. 26:13I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws,
and See Ps. 78:24-29I bent down to them and fed them.
3 I myself taught Israel11:3 Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel; also in 11:8, 9, 12. how to walk,
leading him along by the hand.
But he doesn’t know or even care
that it was I who took care of him.
4 I led Israel along
with my ropes of kindness and love.
I lifted the yoke from his neck,
and I myself stooped to feed him.
3 "IDeut. 1:31; 32:10, 11 taught Ephraim to walk,
Taking them by their arms;
But they did not know that Ex. 15:26I healed them.
4 I drew them with gentle cords,
With bands of love,
And Lev. 26:13I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck.
Ex. 16:32; Ps. 78:25I stooped and fed them.
3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, 11:3 Hs 7:15
taking them 11:3 LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads him by the hand, 11:3 Lit them on his arms, 11:3 Dt 1:31; 32:10–11
but they never knew that I healed them. 11:3 Ex 15:26
4 I led them with human cords,
with ropes of love. 11:4 Jr 31:2–3
To them I was like one
who eases the yoke from their jaws; 11:4 Hs 10:11
I bent down to give them food. 11:4 Ex 16:32
3 And I was like a foster father to Ephraim, I carried them in my arms: and they knew not that I healed them. 4 I will draw them with the cords of Adam, with the bands of love: and I will be to them as one that taketh off the yoke on their jaws: and I put his meat to him that he might eat.
1-9 "When Israel was only a child, I loved him.
I called out, ‘My son!’—called him out of Egypt.
But when others called him,
he ran off and left me.
He worshiped the popular sex gods,
he played at religion with toy gods.
Still, I stuck with him. I led Ephraim.
I rescued him from human bondage,
But he never acknowledged my help,
never admitted that I was the one pulling his wagon,
That I lifted him, like a baby, to my cheek,
that I bent down to feed him.
Now he wants to go back to Egypt or go over to Assyria—
anything but return to me!
That’s why his cities are unsafe—the murder rate skyrockets
and every plan to improve things falls to pieces.
My people are hell-bent on leaving me.
They pray to god Baal for help.
He doesn’t lift a finger to help them.
But how can I give up on you, Ephraim?
How can I turn you loose, Israel?
How can I leave you to be ruined like Admah,
devastated like luckless Zeboim?
I can’t bear to even think such thoughts.
My insides churn in protest.
And so I’m not going to act on my anger.
I’m not going to destroy Ephraim.
And why? Because I am God and not a human.
I’m The Holy One and I’m here—in your very midst.
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