Hosea 11:3-5

EasyEnglish Bible

³ I was the one who taught this child, Ephraim, to walk!^[a]
I held their hand and I led them.
I took care of them,
but they did not understand this.
⁴ I loved them and I was kind to them.
I led them as their guide.
I gave them rest from their hard work.
I bent down to feed them.
⁵ But they refuse to turn back to me.
So they must return to Egypt.
Assyria will rule over them.