Hosea

Hosea 11:3–4

³It was I who taught Ephraim^c to walk,

taking them by the arms,

but they never realized

that it was I who healed them.

⁴I led them with cords of kindness,

with ropes of love;

I lifted the yoke from their necks

and bent down to feed them.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It was I	וְאָנֹכִ֤י	wə·’ā·nō·ḵî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
who taught Ephraim	לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם	lə·’ep̄·ra·yim	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
to walk	תִרְגַּ֙לְתִּי֙	ṯir·gal·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H8637 cause to walk
taking them	קָחָ֖ם	qā·ḥām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3947 take
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the arms	זְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑יו	zə·rō·w·‘ō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
but they never	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
realized	יָדְע֖וּ	yā·ḏə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
that it was I	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
who healed them	רְפָאתִֽים׃	rə·p̄ā·ṯîm	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H7495 heal

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I led them	אֶמְשְׁכֵם֙	’em·šə·ḵêm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H4900 draw, drag
with cords	בְּחַבְלֵ֨י	bə·ḥaḇ·lê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2256 cord, territory, band
of kindness	אָדָ֤ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
with ropes	בַּעֲבֹת֣וֹת	ba·‘ă·ḇō·ṯō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct	H5688 (twisted) cord, rope; cordage; interwoven foliage (?)
of love	אַהֲבָ֔ה	’a·hă·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H160 love
I lifted	כִּמְרִ֥ימֵי	kim·rî·mê	Preposition-k; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
the yoke	עֹ֖ל	‘ōl	Noun - masculine singular	H5923 yoke
from	עַ֣ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
their necks	לְחֵיהֶ֑ם	lə·ḥê·hem	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H3895 jaw, cheek
and bent down	וְאַ֥ט	wə·’aṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - first person common singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
to feed them	אוֹכִֽיל׃	’ō·w·ḵîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H398 eat

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Hosea 11:3 Deuteronomy 1:31 · Jeremiah 30:17 · Exodus 15:26 · Hosea 7:15 · Deuteronomy 8:2 · Exodus 23:25 · Acts 13:18 · Deuteronomy 32:10–12 · Hosea 7:1 · Hosea 2:8 · Isaiah 46:3 · Hosea 14:4

Hosea 11:4 John 12:32 · Leviticus 26:13 · 2 Corinthians 5:14 · Jeremiah 31:2–3 · Isaiah 63:9 · 2 Samuel 7:14 · Psalm 78:23–25 · Hosea 2:8 · Psalm 105:40 · John 6:32–58 · Song of Solomon 1:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.