²⁰ 
“Is Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a darling and beloved child?
For as often as I have spoken against him,
I certainly still remember him.
Therefore My affection is renewed and My heart longs for him;
I will surely have mercy on him,” says the Lord.

²¹ 
“Place for yourself road signs [toward Canaan],
Make for yourself guideposts;
Turn your thought and attention to the highway,
To the way by which you went [into exile].
Retrace your steps, O virgin of Israel,
Return to these your cities.
²² 
“How long will you hesitate [to return],
O you faithless and renegade daughter?
For the Lord has created a ^[a]new thing in the land [of Israel]:
A woman will encompass (tenderly love) a man.”