^{6 Ref} And I have made mighty the house of Judah, And the house of Joseph I do save, And I have caused them to dwell, for I have loved them, And they have been as `if' I had not cast them off, For I `am' Jehovah their God, And I answer them.

^{7 Ref} And Ephraim hath been as a hero, And rejoiced hath their heart as wine, And their sons see, and they have rejoiced, Rejoice doth their heart in Jehovah.

^{8 Ref} I hist for them, and I gather them, For I have redeemed them, And they have multiplied as they did multiply.

^{9 Ref} And I sow them among peoples, And in far-off places they remember Me, And they have lived with their sons, And they have turned back.