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13 therefore this sin will be to you
like a crack bulging in a high wall, about to fall—
    its collapse comes suddenly,
in an instant!
14 Its collapse is like smashing a clay jar,
so ruthlessly shattered
that a shard will not be found among the pieces
to take fire from the hearth
or scoop water from the cistern.”

Longing to Be Gracious

15 For thus says Adonai Elohim, the Holy One of Israel:

“By repentance and rest you are saved,
in quietness and trust is your strength—
but you were not willing.”

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