Dok Izrael bijaše dijete, ja ga ljubljah, iz Egipta dozvah sina svoga. Al' što sam ih više zvao, sve su dalje od mene odlazili; baalima su žrtvovali, kadili kumirima. A ja sam Efrajima hodati učio, držeći ga za ruke njegove; al' oni ne spoznaše da sam se za njih brinuo. Užima za ljude privlačio sam ih, konopcima ljubavi; bijah im k'o onaj koji u čeljustima njihovim žvale opušta; nad njega se saginjah i davah mu jesti. U zemlju egipatsku on će se vratiti, Asirac će mu kraljem biti, jer se ne htjede vratiti k meni. Mač će bješnjeti njegovim gradovima, uništiti prijevornice njegove, proždirat će zbog spletaka njegovih. Narod je moj sklon otpadu; i premda ga k Višnjem dozivlju, nitko da ga podigne. Kako da te dadem, Efrajime, kako da te predam, Izraele! Kako da te dadem kao Admu, da učinim s tobom kao Sebojimu? Srce mi je uznemireno, uzavrela mi sva utroba: neću više gnjevu dati maha, neću opet zatirati Efrajima, jer ja sam Bog, a ne čovjek: Svetac posred tebe - neću više gnjevan dolaziti! Za Jahvom će ići on, k'o lav on će rikati; a kad zarikao bude, sinovi će mu veselo dohrliti sa zapada; k'o ptice će dohrliti iz Egipta, k'o golubica iz zemlje asirske, i naselit ću ih po kućama njihovim - riječ je Jahvina.
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