I led them with cords of human kindness,
    with ties of love.(A)
To them I was like one who lifts
    a little child to the cheek,
    and I bent down to feed(B) them.(C)

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I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.

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I drew them with [a]gentle cords,
With bands of love,
And (A)I was to them as those who take the yoke from their [b]neck.
(B)I stooped and fed them.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 11:4 Lit. cords of a man
  2. Hosea 11:4 Lit. jaws

(A)I led them with cords of kindness,[a]
    with the bands of love,
and (B)I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws,
    and (C)I bent down to them and fed them.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 11:4 Or humaneness; Hebrew man

44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them,(A) and I will raise them up at the last day.

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44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

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44 (A)No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me (B)draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.

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44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me (A)draws him. And (B)I will raise him up on the last day.

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