God is bringing a new song to each of us and He has been singing that new song over us before we were born, from eternity.
Hosea 2: God led the Israelite out of Egypt to the promise land; less like a father treats his son, but more like how a husband treats his bride. "You no longer call me Bail (a task master), but you will call me Father". The cords of kindness were actually chains around the necks of the Israelite being led off in captivity, each tied to the captive in front and behind in a long string. The oxen were led by a double yoked, but God's love is not like this yoke. God is telling us that we are not oxen. In Matt 11:28 Christ said: "Come to me all you who are yoked, and I will give you rest." He removes the yokes of our burdens.
"... and I bent down to them and I fed them." God sent His Son down to us and fed us. A Gentle Farmer Ephesians 2:6-7
