Before I realized it, I was among the royal chariots of my people.”

不知不觉，我的心将我安置在我尊长的车中。

不知不觉，我仿佛坐在我百姓高官的战车中。

不知不觉，我仿佛坐在我百姓高官的战车中。

不知不觉，我的心把我带到我尊长的车上。

不知不觉之间，我的心把我置于我尊贵的民的车中。

不知不覺，我的心將我安置在我尊長的車中。

不知不覺，我彷彿坐在我百姓高官的戰車中。

不知不覺，我彷彿坐在我百姓高官的戰車中。

不知不覺，我的心把我帶到我尊長的車上。

不知不覺之間，我的心把我置於我尊貴的民的車中。

不知不覺我的心竟把我安置於我的長輩旁邊的車中了。

不意我心之欲、導我至民長之車間、

眷愛情深、我心蕩漾、若長者馳車。

我自不覺、我之愛情、使我如民長之車、使我如民長之車或作使我如亞米拿達之車

Before I realized it, my desire set me among the royal chariots of my people.

Before I was aware, my desire set me among the chariots of my kinsman, a prince.

Before I realized it, my strong desires had taken me to the chariot of a noble man.

I didn’t know what was happening to me. I felt like I was in a chariot with a nobleman.

Before I was aware, my soul set me Over the chariots of my noble people.”

Before I was even aware, My soul had made me As the chariots of my noble people.

Before I was aware, my soul set me Among the chariots of my princely people.

Before I knew it, my desire put me among the chariots of my noble people.

Or ever I was aware, my soul made me[ like] the chariots of Amminadib.

I was beside myself with joy! There please give me your myrrh, O daughter of my princely people.

Without realizing it, my desire set me with my royal people’s chariots.

So he got up and went to his father.“ While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him. He was filled with tender love for his son. He ran to him. He threw his arms around him and kissed him.

The Lord continues,“ People of Ephraim, how can I give you up? Israel, how can I hand you over to your enemies? Can I destroy you as I did the town of Admah? Can I treat you like Zeboyim? My heart is stirred inside me. It is filled with pity for you.I will not be so angry with you anymore. I will not completely destroy you again. After all, I am God. I am not a mere man. I am the Holy One among you. I will not direct my anger against their cities.

“ I have heard the groans of Ephraim’s people. They say,‘ You corrected us like a calf you were training. And we have been trained. Bring us back to you, and we will come back. You are the Lord our God.After we wandered away from you, we turned away from our sins. After we learned our lesson, we beat our chests in sorrow. We were full of shame. What we did when we were young brought dishonor on us.’Aren’t the people of Ephraim my dear children? Aren’t they the children I take delight in? I often speak against them. But I still remember them. So my heart longs for them. I love them with a tender love,” announces the Lord.