Matthew Poole and continuators on Hosea 11:3

3 I taught Ephraim also to go , taking them by their arms , but they knew not that I healed them .

As a Mother or Nurse doth help the child, and with tenderest care doth guide and form its steps, and by long continued patience waits on it; Such like was the tenderness of God toward Israel in his Childhood.

Supporting and bearing them up, as Nurses bear up the child in their hands, taking them up by the arms, giving strength for motion, till the child should grow to strength.

Unthankful, sottish and heedless ones, neither would see nor acknowledge me in it, but Exod. 32.4. within few Moneth[illegible: 1 letter] time ascribe their deliverance to a Golden Calf; thus foolishly they requite the love of their God.