Hosea 11:1
When Israel was young, then I began to love him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
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In The King James Version
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
In Context
Cross References
Hosea 2:15I will give her from there her vineyards, and the valley of Achor as a door of hope. There she will respond as in the days of her youth, as in the days when she came up from the land of Egypt.
Hosea 12:13The Lord brought Israel up from Egypt by a prophet, and by a prophet Israel was guarded.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 11:1
In this chapter we have, I. The great goodness of God towards his people Israel, and the great things he had done for them, ver. 1 , 3 , 4 . II. Their ungrateful conduct towards him, notwithstanding his favours towards them, ver. 2-4 , 7 , 12 . III. Threatenings of wrath against them for their ingratitude and treachery, ver. 5, 6 . IV. Mercy remembered in the midst of wrath, ver. 8, 9 . V. Promises of what God would yet do for them, ver. 10, 11 . VI. An honourable character given of Judah, ver. 12 . Read the whole commentary →