Hosea 11:4
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Hosea 11:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love; and I was to them as they that lift up the yoke on their jaws; and I laid food before them.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Mit Menschenbanden zog ich sie, mit Seilen der Liebe; und ich ward ihnen wie solche, die das Joch auf ihren Kinnbacken emporheben, und sanft gegen sie, gab ich ihnen Speise.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Con cuerdas humanas los traje, con cuerdas de amor: y fuí para ellos como los que alzan el yugo de sobre sus mejillas, y llegué hacia él la comida.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Com cordas humanas eu os puxei, com cordas de amor; e fui para eles como os que levantam o jugo de sobre suas cabeças, e lhes dei alimento.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eu lhes orientei com laços de amor, com laços de ternura. Eu era para eles como alguém que tirou o jugo de sobre suas cabeças, inclinando-Me e lhes alimentando.
📖 Hosea 11:4 in Context
2As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
3I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
4I 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.
5He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
6And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
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