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18 Why is my pain unending
    and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed?
    Will You be to me like a mirage
        of water that is undependable?

19 Therefore thus says Adonai:
    “If you return, I will restore you,
        you will stand before Me.
    If you extract the precious from the worthless,
        you will be as My mouth.
    Let them turn to you,
        but you must not turn to them.
20 I will make you a fortified bronze wall to this people.
    They will fight against you,
    but will not prevail against you,
    for I am with you to save you
        and deliver you.”
It is a declaration of Adonai.

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18 Why is my pain unending
    and my wound grievous and incurable?(A)
You are to me like a deceptive brook,
    like a spring that fails.(B)

19 Therefore this is what the Lord says:

“If you repent, I will restore you
    that you may serve(C) me;
if you utter worthy, not worthless, words,
    you will be my spokesman.(D)
Let this people turn to you,
    but you must not turn to them.
20 I will make you a wall(E) to this people,
    a fortified wall of bronze;
they will fight against you
    but will not overcome(F) you,
for I am with you
    to rescue and save you,”(G)
declares the Lord.

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