^9 (A)With weeping they will come,
And by supplication I will lead them;
I will make them walk by ^(B)streams of waters,
On a straight path in which they will ^(C)not stumble;
For I am a ^(D)father to Israel,
And Ephraim is ^(E)My firstborn.”

“^(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.

² She ^(A)weeps bitterly in the night,
And her tears are on her cheeks;
She has none to comfort her
Among all her ^(B)lovers.
All her friends have ^(C)dealt treacherously with her;
They have become her enemies.