Hosea 11:1

God’s Love for Israel

1 “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.

Hosea 11:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
ESV
1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
NLT
1 “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt.
MSG
1 "When Israel was only a child, I loved him. I called out, 'My son!' - called him out of Egypt.
CSB
1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.

Hosea 11:1 In-Context

1 “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
2 But the more they were called, the more they went away from me.They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images.
3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms; but they did not realize it was I who healed them.
4 I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them.
5 “Will they not return to Egypt and will not Assyria rule over them because they refuse to repent?

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Jeremiah 2:2; S Ezekiel 16:22
  • 2. S Deuteronomy 4:37
  • 3. S Exodus 4:22; Hosea 12:9,13; Hosea 13:4; Matthew 2:15*
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