I drew them with gentle cords, With bands of love, And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck. I stooped and fed them.

我用慈绳爱索牵引他们；我待他们如人放松牛的两腮夹板，把粮食放在他们面前。

我用慈绳爱索牵引他们；我待他们如人松开牛两腮旁边的轭，弯下身来喂养他们。

我用慈绳爱索牵引他们；我待他们如人松开牛两腮旁边的轭，弯下身来喂养他们。

我用慈绳爱索牵引他们，解开他们所负的重轭，弯腰喂养他们。

我用慈绳爱索（“慈绳爱索”原文意思不易肯定，或作“人的绳子、爱的绳索”或“皮制的绳索”）牵引他们，我待他们像人拉高牛的轭在两颚之上，又向他们俯身，喂养他们。

我用慈繩愛索牽引他們；我待他們如人放鬆牛的兩腮夾板，把糧食放在他們面前。

我用慈繩愛索牽引他們；我待他們如人鬆開牛兩腮旁邊的軛，彎下身來餵養他們。

我用慈繩愛索牽引他們；我待他們如人鬆開牛兩腮旁邊的軛，彎下身來餵養他們。

我用慈繩愛索牽引他們，解開他們所負的重軛，彎腰餵養他們。

我用慈繩愛索（“慈繩愛索”原文意思不易肯定，或作“人的繩子、愛的繩索”或“皮製的繩索”）牽引他們，我待他們像人拉高牛的軛在兩顎之上，又向他們俯身，餵養他們。

我用人情之繩子牽着他們，用愛之繩索引領他們；我待他們就像人抱起嬰兒到胸前；屈身就着他們、去餵養他們。

我以仁愛之繩、慈惠之索引之、弛軛在其頰、置糧於其前、

我以仁愛為繩、繫爾導爾、弛爾重軛、益爾糈糧、

我以仁慈仁慈原文作人之繩、以惠愛之索、繫之引之、我為之弛軛於項、我為之弛軛於項或作我待之如鬆軛於項者並賜之糈糧、

I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them.

I led them with kindness and love. I was to them like a person who lifts a little child to their cheek. I bent down and fed them.

I led them with cords of kindness, with the bands of love, and I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws, and I bent down to them and fed them.

I led Israel along with my ropes of kindness and love. I lifted the yoke from his neck, and I myself stooped to feed him.

I led them with human cords, with ropes of love. To them I was like one who eases the yoke from their jaws; I bent down to give them food.

I pulled them along with cords of a man, with ropes of love, And I became to them as one who lifts the yoke from their jaws; And I bent down and fed them.

I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love; and I was to them as they that lift up the yoke on their jaws; and I laid food before them.

I led them with human cords, with ropes of love. To them I was like one who eases the yoke from their jaws; I bent down to give them food.

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.

I led them with leather cords, with leather ropes; I lifted the yoke from their neck, and gently fed them.

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.

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves; I have broken the bands of your yoke and made you walk upright.

And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.”

In 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 bore them and carried them All the days of old.

Then Moses said,“ This is the thing which the Lord has commanded:‘ Fill an omer with it, to be kept for your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”

Then Jesus said to them,“ Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven.For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”Then they said to Him,“ Lord, give us this bread always.”And Jesus said to them,“ I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe.All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”The Jews then complained about Him, because He said,“ I am the bread which came down from heaven.”And they said,“ Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says,‘ I have come down from heaven’?”Jesus therefore answered and said to them,“ Do not murmur among yourselves.No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.It is written in the prophets,‘ And they shall all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He who is from God; He has seen the Father.Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life.I am the bread of life.Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead.This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”The Jews therefore quarreled among themselves, saying,“ How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?”Then Jesus said to them,“ Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed.He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.This is the bread which came down from heaven— not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.”

I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.

Yet He had commanded the clouds above, And opened the doors of heaven,Had rained down manna on them to eat, And given them of the bread of heaven.Men ate angels’ food; He sent them food to the full.

For she did not know That I gave her grain, new wine, and oil, And multiplied her silver and gold— Which they prepared for Baal.

Draw me away! THE DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM We will run after you. THE SHULAMITE The king has brought me into his chambers. THE DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM We will be glad and rejoice in you. we will remember your love more than wine. THE SHULAMITE: Rightly do they love you.

Thus says the Lord:“ The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness— Israel, when I went to give him rest.”The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying:“ Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.

The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died;