1. “At that time,” declares יהוה, “I shall be the Elohim of all the clans of Yisra’ĕl, and they shall be My people.”
2. Thus said יהוה, “A people escaped from the sword found favour in the wilderness, Yisra’ĕl, when it went to find rest.”
3. יהוה appeared to me from afar, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love, therefore I shall draw you with kindness.