Bach wrote the cantata in his first year in Leipzig for the 22nd Sunday after Trinity. The prescribed readings for the Sunday were from the Epistle to the Philippians, thanks and prayer for the congregation in Philippi (Philippians 1:3–11), and from the Gospel of Matthew, the parable of the unforgiving servant (Matthew 18:23–35).
| Librettist | Hosea 11: 8 (No.1) Anonymous (Nos.2-5) Johann Heermann (1585-1647) (No.6) |
| Date of composition | 1723 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Premiered | 1723, October 24th in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1872 (BGA) |
| Dedicated to | 22nd Sunday after Trinity |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | C Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 89 |
| Instruments |
3x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim en do mineur, BWV 89 Johann Sebastian Bach: Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim in do minore, BWV 89 Johann Sebastian Bach: Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim c-moll, BWV 89 |