52 And the name of the second called he ^aEphraim: For God hath caused me to be ^bfruitful in the land of my affliction.

  14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon ^aEphraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, ^bguiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

  1 Now the sons of ^aReuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s ^bbed, his birthright was given unto the ^csons of ^dJoseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

  9 They shall come with ^aweeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a ^bfather to Israel, and ^cEphraim is my ^dfirstborn.

  7 For as Joseph brought his father down into the land of ^aEgypt, even so he died there; wherefore, the Lord brought a remnant of the seed of Joseph out of the land of Jerusalem, that he might be merciful unto the seed of Joseph that they should ^bperish not, even as he was merciful unto the father of Joseph that he should perish not.

  4 Behold, thus saith the Lord: It is a servant in the hands of Christ, who is partly a descendant of Jesse as well as of ^aEphraim, or of the house of Joseph, on whom there is laid much ^bpower.