Isaiah 63:17-19

EasyEnglish Bible

¹⁷ Lord, why do you cause us to turn away from your ways? You make our minds become hard, so that we do not obey you. Please come back to help us, because we are your servants. We are the tribes that you have chosen for yourself!

¹⁸ For only a short time, the holy place belonged to us, your special people. Then our enemies knocked down your temple. ¹⁹ It seems that we have not belonged to you for a long time. You no longer rule over us or take care of us.