Hosea 11:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Hosea 11:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 11:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 11:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love; and I was to them like those who lift up the yoke on their necks; and I bent down to him and I fed him.”
Hosea 11:4 — World English Bible
Hosea 11:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Hosea 11:4 — American Standard Version
Hosea 11:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“With cords of man I do draw them, With thick cords of love, And I am to them as a raiser up of a yoke on their jaws, And I incline unto him--I feed <FI>him<Fi> .”
Hosea 11:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 11:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I drew them with bands of a man, with cords of love; and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I gently caused them to eat.”
Hosea 11:4 — Darby Translation
Hosea 11:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I led them with cordes of a man, euen with bandes of loue, and I was to them, as hee that taketh off the yoke from their iawes, and I laide the meat vnto them.”
Hosea 11:4 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 11:4 in Context — Hosea 11
2 Como los llamaban, así ellos se iban de su presencia; á los Baales sacrificaban, y á las esculturas ofrecían sahumerios.
3 Yo con todo eso guiaba en pies al mismo Ephraim, tomándolos de sus brazos; y no conocieron que yo los cuidaba.
4 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.
5 No tornará á tierra de Egipto, antes el mismo Assur será su rey, porque no se quisieron convertir.
6 Y caerá espada sobre sus ciudades, y consumirá sus aldeas; consumirálas á causa de sus consejos.
What Does Hosea 11:4 Mean?
Hosea 11:4 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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