^{4 Ref} Assyria will not be our salvation; we will not go on horses; we will not again say to the work of our hands, You are our gods; for in you there is mercy for the child who has no father.

^{5 Ref} I will put right their errors; freely will my love be given to them, for my wrath is turned away from him.

^{6 Ref} I will be as the dew to Israel; he will put out flowers like a lily, and send out his roots like Lebanon.

^{7 Ref} His branches will be stretched out, he will be beautiful as the olive-tree and sweet-smelling as Lebanon.

^{8 Ref} They will come back and have rest in his shade; their life will be made new like the grain, and they will put out flowers like the vine; his name will be like the wine of Lebanon.

^{9 Ref} As for Ephraim, what has he to do with false gods any longer? I have given an answer and I will keep watch over him; I am like a branching fir-tree, from me comes your fruit.