9  ^yWith weeping they shall come,

and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,

I will make them walk by brooks of water,

in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,

for ^zI am a father to Israel,

and ^aEphraim is my firstborn.

1  When Israel was a child, I loved him,

and ^qout of Egypt I called ^rmy son.