Hosea 11:4

Good News Translation

I drew them to me with affection and love. I picked them up and held them to my cheek; I bent down to them and fed them.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:14

I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him as a father punishes his son.

Psalm 105:40

They asked, and he sent quails; he gave them food from heaven to satisfy them.

Exodus 16:32

Moses said, “The Lord has commanded us to save some manna, to be kept for our descendants, so that they can see the food which he gave us to eat in the desert when he brought us out of Egypt.”

Song of Solomon 1:4

Take me with you, and we'll run away; be my king and take me to your room. We will be happy together, drink deep, and lose ourselves in love. No wonder all women love you!

Isaiah 63:9

from all their suffering. It was not an angel, but the Lord himself who saved them. In his love and compassion he rescued them. He had always taken care of them in the past,

Hosea 2:8

She would never acknowledge that I am the one who gave her the grain, the wine, the olive oil, and all the silver and gold that she used in the worship of Baal.

Leviticus 26:13

I, the Lord your God, brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves. I broke the power that held you down and I let you walk with your head held high.”

John 12:32

When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to me.” (

2 Corinthians 5:14

We are ruled by the love of Christ, now that we recognize that one man died for everyone, which means that they all share in his death.

Deuteronomy 32:12

The Lord alone led his people without the help of a foreign god.

Deuteronomy 32:14

Their cows and goats gave plenty of milk; they had the best sheep, goats, and cattle, the finest wheat, and the choicest wine.