<t /><p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> said to me, &#8220;Go, show love to<n id="1" /> your wife<n id="2" /> again, even though she loves<n id="3" /> another man<n id="4" /> and continually commits adultery.<n id="5" /> Likewise, the <sc>Lordsc> loves<n id="6" /> the Israelites<n id="7" /> although they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols.&#8221;<n id="8" />

<p class="poetry">When Ephraim saw<n id="1" /> his sicknessp> <p class="poetry">and Judah saw his wound,p> <p class="poetry">then Ephraim turned<n id="2" /> to Assyria,p> <p class="poetry">and begged<n id="3" /> its great king<n id="4" /> for help.p> <p class="poetry">But he will not be able to heal you!p> <p class="poetry">He cannot cure your wound!<n id="5" />p>