Hosea 11:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Hosea 11:3

1 “When Israel was a¹ child, I loved him,
And out of Egypt ^aI called My ^bson.

2 ¹As they called them,
So they ^awent from them;
They sacrificed to the Baals,
And burned incense to carved images.

3 “I^a taught Ephraim to walk,
Taking them by¹ their arms;
But they did not know that ^bI healed them.

4 I drew them with¹ gentle cords,
With bands of love,
And ^aI was to them as those who take the yoke from their¹ neck.
^bI stooped and fed them.

5 “He shall not return to the land of Egypt;
But the Assyrian shall be his king,
Because they refused to repent.

6 And the sword shall slash in his cities,
Devour his districts,
And consume them,
Because of their own counsels.

Verse Comparison: Hosea 11:3

American Standard Version
Yet I taught Ephraim to walk; I took them on my arms; but they knew not that I healed them.

Amplified® Bible
Yet I taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by their arms {or} taking them up in My arms, but they did not know that I healed them.

Contemporary English Version
I took Israel by the arm and taught them to walk. But they would not admit that I was the one who had healed them.

Darby English Version
And I it was that taught Ephraim to walk, -- He took them upon his arms, -- but they knew not that I healed them.

Good News Bible
Yet I was the one who taught Israel to walk. I took my people up in my arms, but they did not acknowledge that I took care of them.

King James Version
I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.

New American Standard Bible
Yet it is I who taught Ephraim to walk, I took them in My arms; But they did not know that I healed them.

New International Version
It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
taking them by the arms;
but they did not realize
it was I who healed them.

New King James Version
“ I taught Ephraim to walk,
Taking them by their arms;
But they did not know that I healed them.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Yet I taught Ephraim to walk, I took them in My arms;But they did not know that I healed them.

Revised Standard Version
Yet it was I who taught E'phraim to walk, I took them up in my arms; but they did not know that I healed them.

Young's Literal Translation
And I have caused Ephraim to go on foot, Taking them by their arms, And they have not known that I strengthened them.

New English Translation
Yet it was I who led¹ Ephraim, I took them by the arm; but they did not acknowledge that I had healed them.²