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With cordsבְּחַבְלֵיof humankindאָדָםI drew them,אֶמְשְׁכֵםwith ropesבַּעֲבֹתוֹתof love;אַהֲבָהand I wasוָאֶהְיֶהto themלָהֶםlike those who liftכִּמְרִימֵיthe yokeעֹלfromעַלtheir jaws;לְחֵיהֶםand I bent downוְאַטto himאֵלָיוand fed him.אוֹכִיל
Hosea 11:4
Study it in the app“With cords of humankind I drew them, with ropes of love; and I was to them like those who lift the yoke from their jaws; and I bent down to him and fed him.”
God remembers teaching Israel to walk, taking them by the armsWho God IsGod as a father teaching his child to walk, drawing him with cords of loveLove
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 11:4, word by word
- With cordsחַבְלֵיchavle
cord
A rope of twisted fibers, for tying, measuring or letting something down.
Where else “chavle” appears- of humankindאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- I drew themאֶמְשְׁכֵemshche
draw
To pull something, drag it out.
Where else “emshche” appears- with ropesעֲבֹתוֹתavotot
cord
A cord braided of several strands, or bonds with which one ties.
Where else “avotot” appears- of loveאַהֲבָהahava
love
Love: the affection that joins one person to another; also the love of YHWH for his people.
Where else “ahava” appears- and I wasאֶהְיֶהehye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “ehye” appears- like those who liftמְרִימֵיmerime
lift up
To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.
Where else “merime” appears- the yokeעֹלol
yoke
Yoke: the wooden piece joining two oxen; figuratively, being subject to another.
Where else “ol” appears- their jawsלְחֵיleche
jawbone
The jawbone of an animal, with its teeth.
Where else “leche” appears- and I bent downאַטat
incline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “at” appears- and fed himאוֹכִילochil
feed
To feed.
Where else “ochil” appears
The context
3And I taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by their arms; but they did not know that I healed them.
4 · This verse (above)
5He will not return to the land of Egypt, but Assyria, he will be his king, because they refused to return.