⁹ He will not always accuse,
    nor will he harbor his anger forever;^(A)

¹⁶ I will not accuse^(A) them forever,
    nor will I always be angry,^(B)
for then they would faint away because of me—
    the very people^(C) I have created.

“‘Return,^(B) faithless^(C) Israel,’ declares the Lord,
    ‘I will frown on you no longer,
for I am faithful,’^(D) declares the Lord,
    ‘I will not be angry^(E) forever.