“‘How gladly would I treat you like my children
    and give you a pleasant land,^(A)
    the most beautiful inheritance^(B) of any nation.’
I thought you would call me ‘Father’^(C)
    and not turn away from following me.

¹⁶ He who is the Portion^(A) of Jacob is not like these,
    for he is the Maker of all things,^(B)
including Israel, the people of his inheritance^(C)—
    the Lord Almighty is his name.^(D)