5. they will be like warriors in battletrampling down the mud of the streets.They will fight because the Lord is with them,and they will put horsemen to shame.
6. I will strengthen the house of Judahand deliver the house of Joseph. I will restore thembecause I have compassion on them,and they will beas though I had never rejected them. For I am Yahweh their God,and I will answer them.
7. Ephraim will be like a warrior,and their hearts will be glad as if with wine.Their children will see it and be glad; their hearts will rejoice in Yahweh.
8. I will whistle and gather thembecause I have redeemed them;they will be as numerous as they once were.