and was there, until the death of Herod,—that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt, called I my son.
Then will I give to her her vineyards from thence, and the vale of Achor for a door of hope,—and she will respond there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt. (Achor: trouble)
Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem saying—Thus saith Yahweh, I remember in thy behalf, the lovingkindness of thy youthful days, The love of thy bridal estate,—Thy coming out after me, Through the desert, Through a land, not sown:
And I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, thrusting about thee in thy blood, And said to thee— Despite thy blood, ye! Yea I said to thee— Despite thy blood, live!
not because ye were more in number than any of the peoples, did Yahweh become attached to you and make choice of you,—for, ye, were fewer than any of the peoples;
And in all thine abominations, and thine unchaste ways, thou rememberedst not the days of thy youth, How thou wast utterly naked. When thou wast thrusting about thee in thy blood!