1“Before the Israeli people became a nation [MET],
2But while I continued to call them,
3The people of Israel were like a little boy [MET],
4It was as though I fastened ropes around them to lead them,
5But the people of Israel will become slaves again,
6Their enemies will use their swords to attack the cities in Israel
7My people are determined to ◄turn away from/abandon► me.
8You people of Israel, I certainly do not want to [RHQ] abandon you
9Although I am extremely angry,
10You will follow me when I roar like [SIM] a lion;
11Some of you will come swiftly from Egypt
12Yahweh says, “The people of Israel have ◄surrounded me with lies/constantly told lies to me►.