Hosea 11:1-4

New Living Translation

11 “When Israel was a child, I loved him,
    and I called my son out of Egypt.
² But the more I called to him,
    the farther he moved from me,^[a]
offering sacrifices to the images of Baal
    and burning incense to idols.
³ I myself taught Israel^[b] 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.