660 B
660 B
You punished me, and I have been punished
You punished me. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
Bring me back like an untrained calf
Ephraim is asking for God to make him teachable as an untrained calf. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
after I turned back to you, I was sorry; after I was trained, I slapped my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated
(See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
Is not Ephraim my precious child? Is he not my dear, delightful son?
AT: "Ephraim is my precious child. He is my dear, delightful son. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)