¹² “Ephraim’s wickedness is on record.
The record of the people’s sins is safely stored away.
¹³ They have the opportunity to live again,
but they are not smart enough to take it.
They are like a baby who is about to be born
but won’t come out of its mother’s womb.

¹⁴ “I want to free them from the power of the grave.
I want to reclaim them from death.
Death, I want to be a plague to you.
Grave, I want to destroy you.^[a]
I won’t even think of changing my plans.”