7. Then they would put their trust in God. They would not forget what he had done. They would obey his commands.
8. They would not be like their people who lived before them. Those people were stubborn. They refused to obey God. Their hearts were not true to him. Their spirits were not faithful to him.
9. The soldiers of Ephraim were armed with bows. But they ran away on the day of battle.
10. They didn't keep the covenant God had made with them. They refused to live by his law.
11. They forgot what he had done. They didn't remember the wonders he had shown them.
12. He did miracles right in front of our people who lived long ago. At that time they were living in the land of Egypt, in the area of Zoan.
13. God parted the Red Sea and led them through it. He made the water stand up like a wall.
14. He guided them with the cloud during the day. He led them with the light of a fire all night long.