²⁹ If only they were wise and would understand this^(A)
    and discern what their end will be!^(B)

¹³ “If my people would only listen to me,^(A)
    if Israel would only follow my ways,

⁷ You said, ‘I am forever^(A)—
    the eternal queen!’^(B)
But you did not consider these things
    or reflect^(C) on what might happen.^(D)

¹⁸ If only you had paid attention^(A) to my commands,
    your peace^(B) would have been like a river,^(C)
    your well-being^(D) like the waves of the sea.

¹¹ “Whom have you so dreaded and feared^(A)
    that you have not been true to me,
and have neither remembered^(B) me
    nor taken this to heart?^(C)
Is it not because I have long been silent^(D)
    that you do not fear me?