Hosea 11:3
I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
Cross-reference
Hosea 2:8 echoes the same 'did not know' pattern: Israel failed to recognize God's provision of grain, oil, and silver—parallel to not knowing He healed them.
In Hosea 14:4, God promises to heal apostasy — echoing the healing in 11:3 that went unrecognized, showing persistent grace.
Exodus 19:4 describes God bearing Israel on eagles' wings — the same nurturing care Hosea recalls in teaching Ephraim to walk.
Deuteronomy 1:31 describes God carrying Israel as a father carries his son—directly parallel to the teaching-to-walk and carrying image in Hosea.
Deuteronomy 32:10-12 pictures God guarding, caring for, and leading Israel like an eagle—strongly parallels Hosea's parental carrying and teaching imagery.
Isaiah 1:2 uses the same nurturing parent imagery — God rearing children who rebel — paralleling Israel's ingratitude in Hosea.
Isaiah 46:3 says Israel has been borne and carried by God from birth—directly matching Hosea's teaching to walk and taking up in arms.
Isaiah 63:9 states God lifted them up and carried them all days of old—perfectly parallel to Hosea's 'I took them up in my arms'.
Jeremiah 31:32 recalls God taking Israel by the hand at the Exodus — the same care imagery, underscoring their covenant breaking.
Exodus 15:26 presents God as the conditional healer under covenant — contrasting with Hosea's unconditional healing that Israel ignored.
In Numbers 11:12, Moses denies being the parent of Israel, contrasting with God's claim to have taught them to walk and carried them. A clear contrast in parental roles.
Jeremiah 30:17 promises full restoration and healing — contrasting the unrecognized healing in Hosea with a future certain cure.
Exodus 23:25 ties God's healing to obedient service — a condition absent in Hosea 11:3 where God healed despite disobedience.
Deuteronomy 8:2 recalls God leading, humbling, and testing Israel in the wilderness—parallel to the care and teaching in Hosea but with an emphasis on testing.
Jeremiah 8:22 laments unhealed wounds despite available balm — mirroring Hosea's healing that was present but not acknowledged.