Hosea 11:4 (WEB)
I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love; and I was to them like those who lift up the yoke on their necks; and I bent down to him and I fed him.
Catechism · 1
“But the respective "perfections" of man and woman reflect something of the infinite perfection of God: those of a mother and those of a father and husband.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Is 49:14-15; 66: 13; Ps 131:2-3; Hos 11:1-4; Jer 3:4- 19.
Fathers and councils · 1
“As there are chains of coercion, so too there are chains of love, as the Lord says: “I drew them with chains of love.”” — editor's note: Hosea xi. 4.
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Cross-references · 4
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius IV.11.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius IV.11.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius IV.11.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius IV.11.