⁴ From ^[a]them will come the ^(A)cornerstone,
From ^[b]them the tent peg,
From ^[c]them the bow of ^(B)battle,
From ^[d]them every tyrant, all of them together.
⁵ And they will be like warriors,
^(C)Trampling down the enemy in the mud of the streets in battle;
And they will fight, because the Lord will be with them;
And the ^(D)riders on horses will be put to shame.
⁶ And I will ^(E)strengthen the house of Judah,
And I will ^(F)save the house of Joseph,
And I will ^[e](G)bring them back,
Because I have had ^(H)compassion on them;
And they will be as though I had ^(I)not rejected them,
For I am the Lord their God and I will ^(J)answer them.
⁷ Ephraim will be like a warrior,
And their heart will be joyful as if from wine;
Indeed, their ^(K)children will see it and be joyful,
^[f]Their heart will rejoice in the Lord.
⁸ I will ^(L)whistle for them and gather them together,
For I have redeemed them;
And they will be as ^(M)numerous as they ^[g](N)were before.
⁹ When I ^[h]scatter them among the peoples,
They will ^(O)remember Me in distant countries,
And they with their children will live and come back.
¹⁰ I will ^(P)bring them back from the land of Egypt
And gather them from Assyria;
And I will bring them into the land of ^(Q)Gilead and Lebanon
^[i]Until ^(R)no room can be found for them.
¹¹ And they will pass through the ^(S)sea of distress
And He will strike the waves in the sea,
So that all the depths of the ^(T)Nile will dry up;
And the pride of ^(U)Assyria will be brought down,
And the scepter of ^(V)Egypt will depart.
¹² And I will ^(W)strengthen them in the Lord,
And in His name ^(X)they will walk,” declares the Lord.