3. “I taught Ephraim to walk,Taking them by their arms;But they did not know that I healed them.
4. I drew them with gentle cords,With bands of love,And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck.I stooped and fed them.
5. “He shall not return to the land of Egypt;But the Assyrian shall be his king,Because they refused to repent.
6. And the sword shall slash in his cities,Devour his districts,And consume them,Because of their own counsels.