21. A cry is heard on the heights!the plaintive weeping of Israel’s children,Because they have perverted their way,they have forgotten the Lord, their God.
22. Return, rebellious children!I will heal your rebellions.“Here we are! We belong to you,for you are the Lord, our God.
23. Deceptive indeed are the hills,the mountains, clamorous;Only in the Lord our Godis Israel’s salvation.
24. The shameful thing has devouredour ancestors’ worth from our youth,Their sheep and cattle,their sons and daughters.
25. Let us lie down in our shame,let our disgrace cover us,for we have sinned against the Lord, our God,We and our ancestors, from our youth to this day;we did not listen to the voice of the Lord, our God.”