Parallel HOS 11:4

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OEB With humane cords I ever drew them,
 ⇔ with bands of love.
 ⇔ I was to them as one who lifts up the yoke from off their jaws,
 ⇔ and bending toward them, I gave them food to eat.

WEBBE I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love;
 ⇔ and I was to them like those who lift up the yoke on their necks;
 ⇔ and I bent down to him and I fed him.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(1-9)“When Israel was only a child, I loved him.
  I called out, ‘My son!’—called him out of Egypt.
But when others called him,
  he ran off and left me.
He worshiped the popular sex gods,
  he played at religion with toy gods.
Still, I stuck with him. I led Ephraim.
  I rescued him from human bondage,
But he never acknowledged my help,
  never admitted that I was the one pulling his wagon,
That I lifted him, like a baby, to my cheek,
  that I bent down to feed him.
Now he wants to go back to Egypt or go over to Assyria—
  anything but return to me!
That’s why his cities are unsafe—the murder rate skyrockets
  and every plan to improve things falls to pieces.
My people are hell-bent on leaving me.
  They pray to god Baal for help.
  He doesn’t lift a finger to help them.
But how can I give up on you, Ephraim?
  How can I turn you loose, Israel?
How can I leave you to be ruined like Admah,
  devastated like luckless Zeboim?
I can’t bear to even think such thoughts.
  My insides churn in protest.
And so I’m not going to act on my anger.
  I’m not going to destroy Ephraim.
And why? Because I am God and not a human.
  I’m The Holy One and I’m here—in your very midst.

NET I led them with leather cords,
 ⇔ with leather ropes;
 ⇔ I lifted the yoke from their neck,
 ⇔ and gently fed them.

LSV I draw them with cords of man,
With thick cords of love,
And I am to them as a raiser up of a yoke on their jaws,
And I incline to him—I feed [him].

FBV I led them along with cords of kindness, with ropes of love. I was the one who eased their burden and bent down to feed them.[fn]

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T4T It was as though I fastened ropes around them to lead them,
 ⇔ while I loved them and was kind to them.
 ⇔ It was as though they were young oxen [MET],
 ⇔ and I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.

LEB No LEB HOS book available

BBE I made them come after me with the cords of a man, with the bands of love; I was to them as one who took the yoke from off their mouths, putting meat before them.

Moff with human cords I led them,
 ⇔ I drove with a harness of love,
 ⇔ but they heeded not my care for them,
 ⇔ they broke away from me;
 ⇔ so I smote them on the face,
 ⇔ I turned against them, overbore them.

JPS 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 fed them gently.

ASV I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love; and I was to them as they that lift up the yoke on their jaws; and I laid food before them.

DRA I will draw them with the cords of Adam, with the bands of love: and I will be to them as one that taketh off the yoke on their jaws: and I put his meat to him that he might eat.

YLT With cords of man I do draw them, With thick cords of love, And I am to them as a raiser up of a yoke on their jaws, And I incline unto him — I feed [him].

Drby I drew them with bands of a man, with cords of love; and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I gently caused them to eat.

RV 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 before them.

SLT I will draw them with the cords of man, with the bands of love: and I will be to them as those lifting up the yoke upon their jaw-bones, and I will gently give them to eat.

Wbstr 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 food for them.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]

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KJB-1611 [fn]I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of loue, and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their iawes, and I laid meat vnto them.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

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Bshps No Bshps HOS book available

Gnva I led them with cordes of a man, euen with bandes of loue, and I was to them, as hee that taketh off the yoke from their iawes, and I laide the meat vnto them.
   (I led them with cords of a man, even with bands of love, and I was to them, as he that taketh/takes off the yoke from their jaws, and I laid the meat unto them. )

Cvdl No Cvdl HOS book available

Wycl No Wycl HOS book available

Luth No Luth HOS book available

ClVg In funiculis Adam traham eos, in vinculis caritatis; et ero eis quasi exaltans jugum super maxillas eorum, et declinavi ad eum ut vesceretur.
   (In ropes Adam I_will_draw them, in/into/on chains caritatis; and I_will_be to_them as_if exaltans yoke/collar over maxillas their, and declinavi to him as vesceretur. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT HOS book available