6. “And I shall make the house of Yehuḏah mighty, and save the house of Yosĕph. And I shall bring them back, because I have compassion on them. And they shall be as though I had not pushed them aside. For I am יהוה their Elohim, and I answer them.
7. “And Ephrayim shall be as a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as if with wine. And their children shall see and rejoice, their heart exulting in יהוה.
8. “I shall whistle for them and gather them, for I shall ransom them. And they shall increase as they once increased.
9. “Though I sow them among peoples, they shall remember Me in places far away. And they shall live, together with their children, and they shall return.
10. “And I shall bring them back from the land of Mitsrayim, and gather them from Ashshur, and bring them into the land of Gil‛aḏ and Leḇanon, until no more room is found for them.
11. “And He shall pass through the sea of distress, and strike the waves of the sea, and all the depths of the River shall dry up. And the pride of Ashshur shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Mitsrayim be taken away.
12. “And I shall make them mighty in יהוה, so that they walk up and down in His Name,” declares יהוה.