I drew them with the cords of a man - : “Wanton heifers such as Israel was, are drawn with ropes; but although Ephraim struggled against Me,…

Cords of a man.— In contrast with the cords with which unmanageable beasts are held in check. Israel is led with “bands of love,” …

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.…

The Prophet states, first, that this people had not been severely dealt with, as slaves, oxen, or donkeys are usually treated. He had said before, …

I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love
As Ephraim is compared to a heifer in the preceding chapter, her…

When Israel were weak and helple like children, foolish and willful like children, then God loved them; He carried them as a nurse carries a nursin…