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Hosea 11:3-4. I taught Ephraim also to go — Hebrew, תרגלתי לאפרים, I directed the feet of Ephraim. In this time of Ephraim’s childhood, I supported and directed his steps, as a mother or nurse those of a child whom she is teaching to walk.
Hosea 11:3 I taught Ephraim also to go All the tribes of Israel and Ephraim, or the ten tribes with the rest; these the Lord instructed in the way of his commandments, and taught them to walk therein; he his angel before them, to conduct them through the wilderness; yea, he himself went before them in the pillar of cloud by day, and in the ...
Verse Hosea 11:3. I taught Ephraim also to go — An allusion to a mother or nurse teaching a child to walk, directing it how to lift and lay its feet, and supporting it in the meantime by the arms, that it may use its feet with the greater ease. This is a passage truly pathetic.
It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms; but they did not realize it was I who healed them. I myself taught Israel how to walk, leading him along by the hand. But he doesn’t know or even care that it was I who took care of him.
In this passage, the prophet Hosea speaks on behalf of God, recounting the divine care and compassion shown towards the Israelites, particularly the tribe of Ephraim. As we reflect on these verses, we are reminded of God's unwavering commitment to guide and nurture His chosen people.
CSB It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the hand, but they never knew that I healed them. NLT I myself taught Israel how to walk, leading him along by the hand. But he doesn’t know or even care that it was I who took care of him.
Ephraim or Israel, the ten tribes: and the Septuagint and Arabic versions express them by name, though they give a wrong sense of the words, rendering them, "and Ephraim dwelt in Egypt"; he did so indeed with the other tribes formerly; but here it is said he shall not go thither again to be a captive there, but shall go into bondage more severe ...
