¹⁶ For I will not accuse you for ever,
and I will not always be angry;^(A)
for then the spirit would grow weak before me,
even the breath, which I have made.

“Return, unfaithful Israel.^(A)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will not look on you with anger,^[a]
for I am unfailing in my love.^(B)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will not be angry for ever.^(C)

¹⁹ He will again have compassion on us;
he will vanquish our iniquities.^(A)
You will cast all our^[a] sins
into the depths of the sea.^(B)