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 realized it, I was 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.“ But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. (niv)

“ How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboyim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused.I will not carry out my fierce anger, nor will I devastate Ephraim again. For I am God, and not a man— the Holy One among you. I will not come against their cities. (niv)

“ I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning:‘ You disciplined me like an unruly calf, and I have been disciplined. Restore me, and I will return, because you are the Lord my God.After I strayed, I repented; after I came to understand, I beat my breast. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’Is not Ephraim my dear son, the child in whom I delight? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the Lord. (niv)