⁵ Like birds hovering^(A) overhead,
    the Lord Almighty will shield^(B) Jerusalem;
he will shield it and deliver^(C) it,
    he will ‘pass over’^(D) it and will rescue it.”

¹¹ Ephraim’s glory^(A) will fly away like a bird^(B)—
    no birth, no pregnancy, no conception.^(C)

¹¹ They will come from Egypt,
    trembling like sparrows,
    from Assyria,^(A) fluttering like doves.^(B)
I will settle them in their homes,”^(C)
    declares the Lord.