Hosea 11:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

I led them with ropes, but they were ropes of love. I was like a person who set them free. I bent down and fed them.

Cross References

John 12:32

I will be lifted up from the earth. When that happens, I will draw all people to myself.”

Leviticus 26:13

I am the Lord your God. You were slaves in Egypt, but I brought you out of Egypt. You were bent low from the heavy weights you carried as slaves, but I broke the poles that were on your shoulders. I let you walk proudly again.

2 Corinthians 5:14

The love of Christ controls us, because we know that one person died for everyone. So all have died.

Hosea 2:8

“Israel didn’t know that I, the Lord, was the one who gave her grain, wine, and oil. I kept giving her more and more silver and gold, but she used this silver and gold to make statues of Baal.

Isaiah 63:9

The people had many troubles, but he was not against them. He loved them and felt sorry for them, so he saved them. He sent his special angel to save them. He picked them up and carried them, just as he did long ago.

Song of Solomon 1:4

Take me with you. Let’s run away. The king took me into his room. We will rejoice and be happy for you. Remember, your love is better than wine. With good reason, the young women love you.

Psalm 105:40

They asked for food, and he sent them quail. He also gave them plenty of bread from heaven.

2 Samuel 7:14

I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he sins, I will use other people to punish him. They will be my whips.

Exodus 16:32

Moses told the people what the Lord said: “Save a basket of this food for your descendants. Then they can see the food that I gave to you in the desert when I took you out of Egypt.”

Deuteronomy 32:12

The Lord alone led his people. They had no help from any foreign god.

Deuteronomy 32:14

He gave his people butter from the herd and milk from the flock. He gave them lambs and goats. They had the best rams from Bashan and the finest wheat. They drank the best wine made from the juice of red grapes.