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