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16 Thus says Yahweh,

(A)Restrain your voice from weeping
And your eyes from tears,
For your (B)work will be rewarded,” declares Yahweh,
“And they will (C)return from the land of the enemy.
17 And there is (D)hope for your future,” declares Yahweh,
“And your children will return to their own territory.
18 I have surely heard Ephraim (E)grieving,
‘You have (F)chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained (G)calf;
(H)Cause me to return that I may return,
For You are Yahweh my God.

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