Hosea 11:4

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.

Cross-reference

Hosea 10:11 Contrast

Hosea 10:11 contrasts God's tender leading — the calf now yoked for hard labor instead of spared.

Hosea 2:8 Parallel

In Hosea 2:8, God provided grain, wine, and oil, but Israel was ungrateful—same theme of God's provision as in 11:4.

In Psalm 78:23-25, God rained manna from heaven, illustrating the 'bent down to feed them' in Hosea.

In Psalm 105:40, God gave quail and bread from heaven, directly echoing the feeding of Israel in Hosea.

Isaiah 63:9 Parallel

Isaiah 63:9 portrays God lifting and carrying His people in love — directly echoing the gentle leading and feeding in Hosea.

In John 6:32-58, Jesus is the true bread from heaven, fulfilling the manna-feeding imagery that Hosea references.

In Deuteronomy 1:31, God carried Israel as a father carries his son, matching the lifting of a child to the cheek.

Jeremiah 31:3 echoes God's tender love — 'everlasting love' and 'faithfulness' parallel the cords of kindness and lifted cheek here.

In Leviticus 26:13, God breaks the yoke and leads Israel out of Egypt, connecting to the leading and feeding in Hosea.

Jeremiah 31:32 recalls the exodus leading 'by the hand' but notes the covenant was broken, contrasting with the gentle care described.

John 6:44 Allusion

In John 6:44, the Father draws people to Jesus—a divine pull echoing the cords of human kindness in Hosea.

John 12:32 Allusion

In John 12:32, Jesus draws all to himself through the cross, fulfilling the loving cords that lead God's people.

In 2 Corinthians 5:14, Christ's love compels/constrains believers, similar to being led by cords of love.