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# I have certainly heard Ephraim sorrowing
"I have certainly heard the descendants of Ephraim sorrowing". Ephraim was the ancestor of the largest tribe in Israel.
# You punished me, and I have been punished
"You punished me. Yes, you punished me severely"
# I have been punished like an untrained calf
When people train calves, they cause them to suffer. Yahweh had caused the people of Israel to suffer.
# punished
"disciplined."