³³ When your people Israel are defeated before an enemy,
because they have sinned against you,^(A)
and they return to you and praise your name,
and they pray and plead with you
for mercy in this temple,

If you return, I will take you back;
you will stand in my presence.
And if you speak noble words,
rather than worthless ones,
you will be my spokesman.^(A)
It is they who must return to you;
you must not return to them.