<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;Come on! Let&#8217;s return to the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">He himself has torn us to pieces,p> <p class="poetry">but he will heal us!p> <p class="poetry">He has injured<n id="1" /> us,p> <p class="poetry">but he will bandage our wounds!p>

<p class="poetry">I will be like the dew to Israel;p> <p class="poetry">he will blossom like a lily,p> <p class="poetry">he will send down his roots like a cedar of<n id="1" /> Lebanon.p>

<p class="poetry">Ephraim will be struck down<n id="1" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">their root will be dried up;p> <p class="poetry">they will not yield any fruit.p> <p class="poetry">Even if they do bear children,p> <p class="poetry">I will kill their precious offspring.p>