1 “When Yashar-Al (Israel) was a nair (child), then I ahab (love) him, and qaraa (called) my ban (son) out of Matzarayam (Matzarayam / Egypt).
2 They qaraa (called) to them, so they halak (move) from them. They zabach (sacrificed) to the Bail (Baals), and qatar (burned) incense to engraved pasalayam (images).
3 Yet I tharagal (taught) Aparayam (Ephraim) to walk. I laqach (take / seize) them by his zarawai (arms); but they didn't yadai (know) that I rapaa (healed) them.
4 I mashak (drew) them with chabalay (cords) of a adam (man), with ties of ahabah (love); and I was to them like those who rawam (will lift up) up the il (over) on their necks; and I bent down to him and I akal (eat) him.
5 “They won't shawab (turn) into the aratz (Earth/land) of Matzarayam (Matzarayam / Egypt); but the Ashawar (Assyrian) will be their malak (king), because they maan (refused) to shawab (turn).
6 The charab (sword) will chawal (fall) on their iyar (cities), and will kalah (complete / finish) the bad (bars) of their gates, and will put an end to their plans.
7 My im (nation / people) are determined to mashawabah (turn) from me. Though they qaraa (called) to the Most il (over), he certainly won't rawam (will lift up) them.
8 “How can I nathan (give) you up, Aparayam (Ephraim)? How can I magan (hand) you over, Yashar-Al (Israel)? How can I nathan (give) you like Adamah (Admah)? How can I nathan (give) you like Tzabaayam (Zeboiim)? My lab (heart) is hapak (turned) within me, my compassion is aroused.
9 I will not ishah (make) the charawan (fierceness) of my ap (nostril / picture: bull snorting). I will not shawab (turn) to shachath (destroy) Aparayam (Ephraim): for I am Al, and not ayash (man / husband); the qadawash (holy) One in the qarab (among / near) of you; and I will not bawaa (bring) in iyar (wrath).
10 They will yalak (walk) achar (other) Yahawah (), who will shaag (roar) like a aray (lion); for he will shaag (roar), and the banayam (children) will come charad (trembling) from the yam (sea/waters).
11 They will come charad (trembling) like a tzapawar (bird) out of Matzarayam (Egypt), and like a yawanah (dove) out of the aratz (Earth/land) of Ashawar (Assyria); and I will yashab (inhabit/dwell) them in their bayath (house),” naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah ().
12 Aparayam (Ephraim) feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies kachash (lies) and desolation. They sabab (make) a covenant with Ashawar (Assyria), and oil is sabab (carried) into Matzarayam (Egypt).