Hosea 11:4 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

ASV Byzantine Text

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.

Asang Khongca Bible

Nihcae to poeknaemhaih hoiah ka zaeh moe, amlunghaih hoiah ka zaeng; kai loe nihcae hanah tahnong ih hnam kakhringh pae kaminawk baktiah ka oh, nihcae to buh ka pacah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Amih te hlang kah rhuihet neh, lungnah rhuivaeh neh ka mawt. Amih taengah amih kam lamkah hnamkun aka suh pah la ka om. Te dongah ka yueng uh tih anih te ka cah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Amih te hlang kah rhuihet neh, lungnah rhuivaeh neh ka mawt. Amih taengah amih kam lamkah hnamkun aka suh pah la ka om. Te dongah ka yueng uh tih anih te ka cah.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ua alako aku au ia lakou me na kaula o ke kanaka a me na apo o ke aloha: A ua lilo au no lakou i mea like me na mea e lawe aku ana I ka auamo mai luna aku o ko lakou a-i, A ua waiho iho la au i ka ai imua o lakou.

English Berean Standard Bible

I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Pou m' te ka rale yo sou mwen, mwen fè yo wè jan mwen renmen yo, jan mwen gen bon kè. Mwen defèt baboukèt ki te mare bouch yo a. Mwen bese atè pou m' ba yo manje.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

In funiculis Adam traham eos, in vinculis caritatis; et ero eis quasi exaltans jugum super maxillas eorum, et declinavi ad eum ut vesceretur.

Bible in Basic English

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.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Je les tirais avec des cordes d’homme, avec des liens d’amour, et j’étais pour eux comme ceux qui ôteraient le joug de dessus leurs mâchoires et leur donneraient doucement à manger.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Potahoval jsem jich provázky lidskými, provazy milování, a činil jsem jim tak jako ti, kteříž pozdvihují jha na čelistech hovádka, podávaje potravy jemu.

Kosraean Bible

Nga amakunulosme nu yuruk ke pakomuta ac lungse yohk luk. Nga sraklalosyak ac kaosulosme nu likintupuk. Nga kui nu ten ac kitalos.

World Portuguese Bible

Eu os atraí com cordas humanas, com laços de amor; e fui para eles como os que levantam o jugo de seus pescoços; e me inclinei para ele e o alimentei.

Romanian BTF Bible

I-am tras cu funii omeneşti, cu legături de iubire; şi le-am fost asemenea celor ce scot jugul de pe fălcile lor şi le-am pus mâncare.

Brenton English Septuagint

When men were destroyed, I drew them with the bands of my love: and I will be to them as a man smiting another on his cheek: and I will have respect to him, I will prevail with him.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ငါသည်သူတို့ကိုမေတ္တာဖြင့်ဆွဲဆောင်ခဲ့၏။ သူတို့ကိုပါးချင်းကပ်သည်တိုင်အောင်ပွေ့ချီ၏။ ငါသည်ကိုယ်ကိုညွတ်၍သူတို့ကိုကျွေးမွေး ပြုစုခဲ့၏။

Darby Translation

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.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Mit Menschenbanden zog ich sie, mit Seilen der Liebe; und ich ward ihnen wie solche, die das Joch auf ihren Kinnbacken emporheben, und sanft gegen sie, gab ich ihnen Speise.

Dutch Bible 1917

Ik trok ze met mensenzelen, met touwen der liefde, en was hun, als degenen, die het juk van op hun kinnebakken oplichten, en Ik reikte hem voeder toe.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Ik bond ze aan Mij met mensen-banden En koorden der liefde; Ik drukte ze aan mijn wang als een min, Boog Mij over hen heen, om ze te voeden.

Italian Diodati Bible

Io li ho tratti con corde umane, con funi di amorevolezza ; e sono loro stato a guisa di chi levasse loro il giogo d'in su le mascelle, ed ho loro porto da mangiare .

Douay-Rheims 1899

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

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.

Noyes Bible

I drew them with human cords, with bands of love; I was to them as those who lift up the yoke from their jaws; I dealt gently with them, and gave them food.

Danish Bible 1931

Jeg drog dem med Menneskesnore*, med Kærligheds Reb; jeg var dem som den, der løfter et Åg over Kæben**, jeg bøjed mig ned til ham og rakte ham Føde. { [*dvs. blidt.] / [**på et træt Arbejdsdyr.] }

Leeser Tanakh

With human cords I ever drew them forward, with leading-strings of love: and I was to them as those that lift off the yoke from their jaws, and I held out unto them food.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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.

King James Version

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ta đã dùng dây nhân tình, dùng xích yêu thương kéo chúng nó đến. Ta đã như những kẻ cởi ách khỏi hàm chúng nó, và để đồ ăn trước mặt chúng nó.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

Naʻaku toho ʻakinautolu ʻaki ʻae afo ʻae tangata, ʻaki ʻae noʻo ʻoe ʻofa: pea naʻaku hangē ko ia ʻoku toʻo ʻae nonoʻo mei honau ngutu, pea ne u tuku ʻae meʻakai ʻi honau ʻao.

French Ostervald Bible

Je les ai tirés avec des cordeaux d'humanité, avec des liens d'amour. J'ai été pour eux comme celui qui aurait enlevé la bride de leur mâchoire, et je leur ai présenté de la nourriture.

Esperanto Bible

Per ŝnuroj de homoj Mi tiris ilin, per ligiloj de amo; Mi estis por ili kiel levanto de la jugo, kaj Mi metis antaŭ ili la manĝaĵon.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Je les tirai avec des liens d’humanité, avec des cordages d’amour, Je fus pour eux comme celui qui aurait relâché le joug près de leur bouche, Et je leur présentai de la nourriture.

German Luther Bible 1912

Ich ließ sie ein menschlich Joch ziehen und in Seilen der Liebe gehen und half ihnen das Joch an ihrem Hals tragen und gab ihnen Futter.

LXX2012 U. S. English

When men were destroyed, I drew them with the bands of my love: and I will be to them as a man striking another on his cheek: and I will have respect to him, I will prevail with him.

British English Septuagint 2012

When men were destroyed, I drew them with the bands of my love: and I will be to them as a man striking another on his cheek: and I will have respect to him, I will prevail with him.

Majority Standard BIble

I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.

Webster Bible

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.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

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.

Open English Bible (US)

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.

Revised Version

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.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Io li attiravo con corde umane, con legami d’amore; ero per loro come chi sollevasse il giogo d’in su le loro mascelle, e porgevo loro dolcemente da mangiare.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Je les attirais avec des liens humains, avec des cordages d'amour ; j'étais pour eux comme celui qui soulève le joug posé sur leur cou ; je me penchais vers eux pour les nourrir.

Reina Valera 1909

Con cuerdas humanas los traje, con cuerdas de amor: y fuí para ellos como los que alzan el yugo de sobre sus mejillas, y llegué hacia él la comida.

Spanish BLL

Los atraje con lazos humanos, con cuerdas de amor. Fui para ellos como quien levanta el yugo de su cuello; me incliné y les di de comer.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Los atraje con cuerdas humanas, con lazos de amor; y fui para ellos como los que alzan el yugo de sobre su cerviz, y me incliné hacia él y le di de comer.

Croatian Bible

Užima za ljude privlačio sam ih, konopcima ljubavi; bijah im k'o onaj koji u čeljustima njihovim žvale opušta; nad njega se saginjah i davah mu jesti.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Vukoh ih uzicama čovečijim, užima ljubavnim; i bih im kao oni koji im skidaju jaram s čeljusti, i davah im hranu.

German Textbibel

Mit Seilen, wie ein Mensch sie braucht, zog ich sie zu mir, mit Banden der Liebe, und verhielt mich gegen sie wie einer, der das Joch an ihren Kinnladen lüpft, und bot ihnen ihre Nahrung dar.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

When men were destroyed, I drew them with the bands of my love: and I will be to them as a man smiting another on his cheek: and I will have respect to him, I will prevail with him.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

בְּחַבְלֵ֨י אָדָ֤ם אֶמְשְׁכֵם֙ בַּעֲבֹת֣וֹת אַהֲבָ֔ה וָאֶהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶ֛ם כִּמְרִ֥ימֵי עֹ֖ל עַ֣ל לְחֵיהֶ֑ם וְאַ֥ט אֵלָ֖יו אוֹכִֽיל׃