21 A voice was heard on ^athe desolate heights,
Weeping and supplications of the children of Israel.
For they have perverted their way;
They have forgotten the Lord their God. ‡

22 “Return, you backsliding children,
And I will ^aheal your backslidings.”
“Indeed we do come to You,
For You are the Lord our God. ‡

24 ^aFor shame has devoured
The labor of our fathers from our youth—
Their flocks and their herds,
Their sons and their daughters. ‡

25 We lie down in our shame,
And our¹ reproach covers us.
^aFor we have sinned against the Lord our God,
We and our fathers,
From our youth even to this day,
And ^bhave not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.” ‡