Hos 11:1-2 | ESV | STEP | When Israel was a child , I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son .

Hosea 11:1-2

The Lord’s Love for Israel

1 ^aWhen Israel was a child, ^bI loved him,
and out of Egypt I ^ccalled ^dmy son.
2 ^eThe more they were called,
the more they went away;
^fthey kept sacrificing to the Baals
and burning offerings to idols.