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 Mais ils se sont éloignés de ceux qui les appelaient; Ils ont sacrifié aux Baals, Et offert de l’encens aux idoles.
3 C’est moi qui guidai les pas d’Éphraïm, Le soutenant par ses bras; Et ils n’ont pas vu que je les guérissais.
4 Je les tirai avec des liens d’humanité, avec des cordages d’amour, Je fus pour eux comme celui qui aurait relâché le joug près de leur bouche, Et je leur présentai de la nourriture.
5 Ils ne retourneront pas au pays d’Égypte; Mais l’Assyrien sera leur roi, Parce qu’ils ont refusé de revenir à moi.
6 L’épée fondra sur leurs villes, Anéantira, dévorera leurs soutiens, A cause des desseins qu’ils ont eus.
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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