¹³ When Ephraim saw his sickness
and Judah his wound,
Ephraim went to Assyria^(A)
and sent a delegation to the great king.^[a](B)
But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.^(C)

⁹ For they have gone up to Assyria^(A)
like a wild donkey going off on its own.
Ephraim has paid for love.^(B)