## You punished me, and I have been punished ##

You punished me. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## Bring me back like an untrained calf ##

Ephraim is asking for God to make him teachable as an untrained calf. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## after I turned back to you, I was sorry; after I was trained, I slapped my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated ##

(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## Is not Ephraim my precious child? Is he not my dear, delightful son?​  ##

AT: "Ephraim is my precious child. He is my dear, delightful son. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])