“I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.”
Ephraim's words 'You have chastised me, and I was chastened, like an untrained calf' represent genuine repentance and self-recognition. The metaphor of an untrained calf beaten into submission depicts judgment as necessary correction. Exile functions as correction—it humbles pride.
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