“I have surely heard Ephraim (A)grieving, ‘You have (B)chastised me, and I was chastised, Like an untrained (C)calf; (D)Bring me back that I may be restored, For You are the Lord my God.
‘For after I turned back, I (E)repented; And after I was instructed, I (F)smote on my thigh; I was (G)ashamed and also humiliated Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
“Is (H)Ephraim My dear son? Is he a delightful child? Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him, I certainly still remember him; Therefore My (a)(I)heart yearns for him; I will surely (J)have mercy on him,” declares the Lord.