¹⁴ But you, God, see the trouble^(A) of the afflicted;
    you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;^(B)
    you are the helper^(C) of the fatherless.

⁵ A father to the fatherless,^(A) a defender of widows,^(B)
    is God in his holy dwelling.^(C)

¹⁷ A horse^(A) is a vain hope for deliverance;
    despite all its great strength it cannot save.

⁸ Ephraim, what more have I^[a] to do with idols?^(A)
    I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a flourishing juniper;^(B)
    your fruitfulness comes from me.”

¹³ “When Ephraim^(A) saw his sickness,
    and Judah his sores,
then Ephraim turned to Assyria,^(B)
    and sent to the great king for help.^(C)
But he is not able to cure^(D) you,
    not able to heal your sores.^(E)

¹⁷ I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips;^(A)
    no longer will their names be invoked.^(B)