Hosea 11:3

“I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.”

"I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them." - Hosea 11:3
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What does Hosea 11:3 mean?

Hosea 11:3 (KJV) states, "I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them." This verse is part of a longer passage in which the prophet Hosea recalls God's relationship with His people, using the metaphor of a parent and a child. In…

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The Tender Hands of God: A Reflection on Hosea 11:3

In the book of Hosea, we find a powerful and poignant reminder of God's unwavering love and compassion, even in the face of rebellion. Hosea 11:3 states, "I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them." This verse encapsulates the…

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A Prayer for Understanding and Healing: Embracing God's Guidance

O Lord, our Eternal Shepherd, we come before You today with humble hearts, thankful for Your loving kindness and Your boundless grace. As we reflect on the poignant words of Hosea 11:3—"I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed…

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Hosea 11:3 - "I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them."
Hosea 3:1
Hosea 3:1-5
Hosea 1:2-11;2:14;3:5
Hosea 7:3 - "They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies."
Hosea 11:11 - "They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD."
Hosea 7:11 - "¶ Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria."
Hosea 5:11 - "Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment."
Hosea 8:11 - "Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin."
Hosea 13:11 - "I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath."
Hosea 11:1 - "When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt."
Hosea 8:3 - "Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him."
Hosea 9:11 - "As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception."
Hosea 11:5 - "¶ He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return."
Hosea 12:11 - "Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields."
Hosea 11:2 - "As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images."
Hosea 12:3 - "¶ He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:"
Hosea 11:6 - "And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels."
Hosea 6:11 - "Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people."
Hosea 11:12 - "Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints."
Hosea 9:3 - "They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria."
Hosea 3:2 - "So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:"
Hosea 1:3 - "So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son."
"Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart." - Hosea 4:11
Hosea 11:7 - "And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him."
"They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies." - Hosea 7:3
Hosea 3:3 - "And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee."
Hosea 5:3 - "I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled."
Hosea 10:3 - "For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?"