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.
5. “The Israelites will become captives again, as they were in Egypt.The king of Assyria will become their king.This is because they refuse to turn to God.