Hosea 11:1-4

New International Version

11 “When Israel was a child,^(A) I loved^(B) him,
    and out of Egypt I called my son.^(C)
2 But the more they were called,
    the more they went away from me.^[a](D)
They sacrificed to the Baals^(E)
    and they burned incense to images.^(F)
3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
    taking them by the arms;^(G)
but they did not realize
    it was I who healed^(H) them.
⁴ I led them with cords of human kindness,
    with ties of love.^(I)
To them I was like one who lifts
    a little child to the cheek,
    and I bent down to feed^(J) them.^(K)