²⁰ And it shall come to pass in that day
That the remnant of Israel,
And such as have escaped of the house of Jacob,
^(A)Will never again depend on him who ^[a]defeated them,
But will depend on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

¹⁸ And now why take ^(A)the road to Egypt,
To drink the waters of ^(B)Sihor?
Or why take the road to ^(C)Assyria,
To drink the waters of ^[a]the River?

3 “They say, ‘If a man divorces his wife,
And she goes from him
And becomes another man’s,
^(A)May he return to her again?’
Would not that ^(B)land be greatly polluted?
But you have ^(C)played the harlot with many lovers;
^(D)Yet return to Me,” says the Lord.

⁵ “Oholah played the harlot even though she was Mine;
And she lusted for her lovers, the neighboring ^(A)Assyrians,

⁶ The idol also shall be carried to Assyria
As a present for King ^(A)Jareb.
Ephraim shall receive shame,
And Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.