1. “When Israel was a child, I loved him.And I called my son out of Egypt.
2. But the more I called to the people of Israel,the further they went from me.They offered sacrifices to the Baals.They burned incense to the idols.
3. But it was I who taught Israel to walk.I took them by the arms.But they did not understandthat I had healed them.
4. I led them with cords of human kindness,with ties of love.I lifted the yoke from their neck.I bent down and fed them.