“What fault did your ancestors find in me,
    that they strayed so far from me?
They followed worthless idols^(A)
    and became worthless^(B) themselves.

⁶ They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord,
    who brought us up out of Egypt^(A)
and led us through the barren wilderness,
    through a land of deserts^(B) and ravines,^(C)
a land of drought and utter darkness,
    a land where no one travels^(D) and no one lives?’

“Have I been a desert to Israel
    or a land of great darkness?^(A)
Why do my people say, ‘We are free to roam;
    we will come to you no more’?^(B)

² “Hear,^(A) you mountains, the Lord’s accusation;^(B)
    listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth.
For the Lord has a case^(C) against his people;
    he is lodging a charge^(D) against Israel.

³ “My people, what have I done to you?
    How have I burdened^(A) you?^(B) Answer me.