Hosea 6:6

6:6 For I delight in faithfulness, not simply in sacrifice;

I delight in acknowledging God, not simply in whole burnt offerings.

Hosea 11:1

Reversal of the Exodus: Return to Egypt and Exile in Assyria

11:1 When Israel was a young man, I loved him like a son,

and I summoned my son out of Egypt.

Hosea 11:4

11:4 I led them with leather cords,

with leather ropes;

I lifted the yoke from their neck,

and gently fed them.

Hosea 13:7

13:7 So I will pounce on them like a lion;

like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

Hosea 13:11

13:11 I granted you a king in my anger,

and I will take him away in my wrath!