The Lord continues,“ When Israel was a young nation, I loved them. I chose to bring my son out of Egypt.

“以色列年幼的时候，我爱他，就从埃及召出我的儿子来。

以色列年幼的时候，我爱他，就从埃及召我的儿子出来。

以色列年幼的时候，我爱他，就从埃及召我的儿子出来。

耶和华说：“以色列年幼时，我就爱他，视他为儿子，把他从埃及召出来。

“以色列年幼的时候，我就爱他。我从埃及召我的儿子出来。

以色列年幼的時候，我愛他，就從埃及召出我的兒子來。

以色列年幼的時候，我愛他，就從埃及召我的兒子出來。

以色列年幼的時候，我愛他，就從埃及召我的兒子出來。

耶和華說：「以色列年幼時，我就愛他，視他為兒子，把他從埃及召出來。

“以色列年幼的時候，我就愛他。我從埃及召我的兒子出來。

以色列年幼時，我就愛了他，就呼叫我兒子出埃及。

以色列為孩提時、我愛之、召我子出自埃及、

以色列族孩提之時、我已愛之、視之若子、召之出埃及、

以色列年幼之時、我已愛之、且召我子出自伊及、

“ When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.

When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.

“ When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt.

When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.

When Israel was a youth I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.

“ When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.

When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.

When Israel[ was] a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

When Israel was a young man, I loved him like a son, and I summoned my son out of Egypt.

“ When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

They stayed there until King Herod died. So the words the Lord had spoken through the prophet came true. He had said,“ I brought my son out of Egypt.”( Hosea 11:1)

Then say to Pharaoh,‘ The Lord says,“ Israel is like an oldest son to me.

I will give her back her vineyards. I will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope for her. Then she will love me, as she did when she was young. She will love me just as she did when she came up out of Egypt.

The prophet Moses brought Israel up from Egypt. The Lord used him to take care of them.

The Lord says,“ People of Israel, I have been the Lord your God ever since you came out of Egypt. You must not worship any god but me. You must not have any savior except me.

“ Israel, I have loved you,” says the Lord.“ But you ask,‘ How have you loved us?’“ Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” says the Lord.“ But I chose Jacob

The Lord says,“ I have been the Lord your God ever since you came out of Egypt. But I will make you live in tents again. That is what you did when you celebrated the Feast of Booths in the desert.

“ Go. Announce my message to the people in Jerusalem. I want everyone to hear it. Tell them,“ Here is what the Lord says.“‘ I remember how faithful you were to me when you were young. You loved me as if you were my bride. You followed me through the desert. Nothing had been planted there.

“‘ “I was passing by. I saw you kicking around in your blood. As you were lying there, I said to you,‘ Live!’

The Lord chose you because he loved you very much. He didn’t choose you because you had more people than other nations. In fact, you had the smallest number of all.