# General Information:

Yahweh is speaking of caring for Israel like a parent cares for a child.

# When Israel was a young man

Yahweh is speaking about the people of Israel as if they were a young man. Yahweh is referring to when he first started his relationship with the nation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# I called my son out of Egypt

"son" refers to the people of God the Father. AT: "I led my son out of Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# The more they were called, the more they went away from me

This can be stated in active form. AT: "The more I called them to be my people, the more they refused me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/call]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/son]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/turn]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacrifice]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/baal]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/incense]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]]