²³ But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant^(A) with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day he has been unwilling to destroy^(B) them or banish them from his presence.^(C)

¹⁵ I will thrust you from my presence,^(A) just as I did all your fellow Israelites, the people of Ephraim.’^(B)