5
Ephraim dwelt in Egypt; and the Assyrian, he was his king, because he would not return.
6
And in his cities he prevailed not with the sword, and he ceased with his hands: and they shall eat of their own devices:
7
and his people cleave fondly to their habitation; but God shall be angry with his precious things, and shall not at all exalt him.
8
How shall I deal with thee, Ephraim? shall I protect thee, Israel? what shall I do with thee? I will make thee as Adama, and as Seboim; my heart is turned at once, my repentance is powerfully excited.
9
I will not act according to the fury of my wrath, I will not abandon Ephraim to be utterly destroyed: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One within thee: and I will not enter into the city.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.