17 There is hope for your future(A)
this is the Lord’s declaration—
and your children will return to their own territory.
18 I have surely heard Ephraim moaning,
“You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined
like an untrained calf.(B)
Take me back, so that I can return,
for you, Lord, are my God.(C)
19 After my return, I felt regret;
After I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief.(D)
I was ashamed and humiliated(E)
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.”

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