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Hosea 11:4–5

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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.
¶ He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
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From verse 4

  1. John 12:32Rank 1 from verse 4
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    32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

  2. Leviticus 26:13Rank 2 from verse 4
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    13I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.

  3. 2 Corinthians 5:14Rank 3 from verse 4
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    14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

  4. Isaiah 63:9Rank 4 from verse 4
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    9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

  5. Jeremiah 31:2–3Rank 5 from verse 4
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    2Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.

    3The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

  6. 2 Samuel 7:14Rank 6 from verse 4
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    14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

  7. Hosea 2:8Rank 7 from verse 4
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    8For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.

  8. Psalms 78:23–25Rank 8 from verse 4
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    23Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

    24And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

    25Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.

  9. John 6:32–58Rank 9 from verse 4
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    32Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

    33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

    34Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

    35And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

    36But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.

    37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

    38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

    39And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

    40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

    41The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

    42And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

    43Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.

    44No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

    45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

    46Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

    47Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

    48I am that bread of life.

    49Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.

    50This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

    51I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

    52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

    53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

    54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

    55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

    56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

    57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

    58This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

  10. Psalms 105:40Rank 10 from verse 4
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    40The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

  11. Song of Solomon 1:4Rank 11 from verse 4
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    4Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

  12. Exodus 16:32Rank 12 from verse 4
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    32¶ And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.

From verse 5

  1. Hosea 7:16Rank 1 from verse 5
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    16They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

  2. Hosea 8:13Rank 2 from verse 5
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    13They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the Lord accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

  3. 2 Kings 17:13–14Rank 3 from verse 5
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    13Yet the Lord testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.

    14Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the Lord their God.

  4. Hosea 10:6Rank 4 from verse 5
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    6It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

  5. Hosea 9:3Rank 5 from verse 5
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    3They shall not dwell in the Lord’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.

  6. 2 Kings 15:19Rank 6 from verse 5
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    19And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

  7. 2 Kings 15:29Rank 7 from verse 5
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    29In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

  8. 2 Kings 17:3–6Rank 8 from verse 5
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    3¶ Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.

    4And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

    5¶ Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.

    6¶ In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

  9. 2 Kings 18:11–12Rank 9 from verse 5
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    11And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:

    12Because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.

  10. Amos 4:6Rank 10 from verse 5
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    6¶ And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

  11. Amos 4:8–10Rank 11 from verse 5
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    8So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

    9I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

    10I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

  12. Amos 5:27Rank 12 from verse 5
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    27Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, whose name is The God of hosts.

  13. Hosea 5:13Rank 13 from verse 5
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    13When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

  14. Hosea 6:1Rank 14 from verse 5
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    1COME, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

  15. Hosea 9:6Rank 15 from verse 5
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    6For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.

  16. Isaiah 8:6–8Rank 16 from verse 5
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    6Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;

    7Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:

    8And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

  17. Jeremiah 8:4–6Rank 17 from verse 5
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    4¶ Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?

    5Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

    6I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.

  18. Zechariah 1:4–6Rank 18 from verse 5
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    4Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord.

    5Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?

    6But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

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Hosea 11:4

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drew

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1. Came or approached, especially in “drew near,” “drew nigh,” or “drew on.” 2. Pulled, dragged, led, or caused to move toward, along, away, or out. 3. Took or brought something out or up, as water, a sword, staves, or a shoe. 4. Bent a bow by pulling its string.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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bands

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1. Groups or companies, especially of soldiers or raiders. 2. Bonds, cords, restraints, or ties that bind or join.

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love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

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take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

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yoke

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Sense 1: A frame fitted to the necks of draft animals, joining them for work. Sense 2: A pair of animals so joined. Sense 3: A bond, burden, service, or condition of subjection.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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jaws

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Plural form of jaw (the bones of the mouth in which the teeth are fixed).

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laid

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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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meat

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Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.

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Hosea 11:5

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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return

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Sense 1: To go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again. Sense 2: The act or time of coming back or recurring.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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refused

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Rejected, declined, denied, withheld, turned away from, would not accept, receive, choose, obey, permit, or yield.

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11:3I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.

11:4I 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.

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11:5¶ He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

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11:6And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

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