Hosea 11:2-4

2But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me.1 They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.3It was I who taught Ephraim2 to walk, taking them by the arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them.4I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.