I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn.

They will pass through the land destitute and starving. Their hunger will make them angry, and they will curse their king and their God as they look upward.

I was angry at my people; I defiled my special possession and handed them over to you. You showed them no mercy; you even placed a very heavy burden on old people.

For I will not be hostile forever or perpetually angry, for then man’s spirit would grow faint before me, the life-giving breath I created.

You assist those who delight in doing what is right, who observe your commandments. Look, you were angry because we violated them continually. How then can we be saved?

Lord, do not be too angry! Do not hold our sins against us continually! Take a good look at your people, at all of us!

“As far as I am concerned, this is like in Noah’s time, when I vowed that the waters of Noah’s flood would never again cover the earth. In the same way I have vowed that I will not be angry at you or shout at you.