²⁹ “Why do you contend with Me?
You have ^(A)all revolted against Me,” declares the Lord.
³⁰ “^(B)In vain I have struck your sons;
They did not accept discipline.
Your ^(C)sword has devoured your prophets
Like a destroying lion.
³¹ You generation, look to the word of the Lord.
Have I been a wilderness to Israel,
Or a ^(D)land of thick darkness?
Why do My people say, ‘^(E)We are free to roam;
We will no longer come to You’?