en_tn/jer/31/18.md

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)