18 I have surely heard Ephraim grieving,
‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained calf;
Cause me to return that I may return,
For You are Yahweh my God.
19 For after I turned away, I repented;
And after I was instructed, I slapped my thigh;
I was ashamed and also dishonored
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’