4 From him comes the cornerstone,and from him the tent peg.From him comes the bow for battle,and from him every ruler goes out, all these together.
5 And they will be as mighty men,who trample down in the muddy streets in battle.They will fight because the Lord is with them,and He will put to shame those riding on horses.
6 I will make strong the house of Judah,and will deliver the house of Joseph.I will restore thembecause I have compassion on them.They will be likeI had never rejected them;for I am the Lord their God,and I will respond to them.
7 Then Ephraim shall be like a mighty man,and their hearts shall rejoice as with wine.Their children shall see this and be glad;their hearts shall rejoice in the Lord.
8 I will whistle to themand gather them in,for I have ransomed them;they will be numerous as they were numerous before.
9 When I scatter them among the nations,they will remember Me in the distant lands;they will live with their childrenand then return.
10 I will bring them home from the land of Egypt,and gather them from Assyria.I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon,until there is no room for them.