- Ephraim:
- "For¹ there shall beª a day,ª [that] the watchmenª° upon the mountª Ephraimª shall cry,ª° Ariseª° ye, and let us go upª° to Zionª unto¹ the LORDª our God.ª" {Jer 31:6} + "They shall comeª° with weeping,ª and with supplicationsª will I leadª° them: I will cause them to walk²°¹ by¹ the riversª of watersª in a straightª way,ª wherein they shall not¹ stumble:ª° for¹ I am¹ a fatherª to Israel,ª and Ephraimª [is] my firstborn.ª" {Jer 31:9} + "A voiceª was heardª° upon¹ the high places,ª weepingª [and] supplicationsª of the childrenª of Israel:ª for¹ they have pervertedª°¹ their way,ª [and] they have forgottenª°¹ the LORDª their God.ª ... Return,ª° ye backslidingª children,ª [and] I will healª° your backslidings.ª Behold,¹ we comeª° unto thee; for¹ thou¹ [art] the LORDª our God.ª" {Jer 3:21-22} + "In those¹ days,ª and in that¹ time,ª saithª° the LORD,ª the childrenª of Israelª shall come,ª° they¹ and the childrenª of Judahª together,ª goingª° and weeping:ª° they shall go,²°¹ and seekª° the LORDª their God.ª ... They shall askª° the wayª to Zionª with their facesª thitherward,ª [saying], Come,ª° and let us join²° ourselves¹ to¹ the LORDª in a perpetualª covenantª [that] shall not¹ be forgotten.ª°" {Jer 50:4-5} + "How¹ shall I give thee up,ª° Ephraim?ª [how] shall I deliverª° thee, Israel?ª how¹ shall I makeª° thee as Admah?ª [how] shall I setª° thee as Zeboim?ª mine heartª is turnedª° within¹ me, my repentingsª are kindledª° together.ª ... I will not¹ executeª° the fiercenessª of mine anger,ª I will not¹ returnª° to destroyª° Ephraim:ª for¹ I¹ [am] God,ª and not¹ man;ª the Holy Oneª in the midstª of thee: and I will not¹ enterª° into the city.ª" {Hsa 11:8-9} + "I will healª° their backsliding,ª I will loveª° them freely:ª for¹ mine angerª is turned awayª° from¹ him. ... Ephraimª [shall say], What¹ have I to do any more¹ with idols?ª I¹ have heardª° [him], and observedª° him: I¹ [am] like a greenª fir tree.ª From¹ me is thy fruitª found.ª°" {Hsa 14:4-8}
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