So I swore in My wrath, 'They shall not enter My rest.' "

Thus says the LORD: "Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way [is,] And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk [in it.']

' Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,' says the LORD, 'Nor be dismayed, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from afar, And your seed from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet, And no one shall make [him] afraid.

"Come to Me, all [you] who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day.

For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God [did] from His.

I will sing to the LORD, Because He has dealt bountifully with me.

Deal bountifully with Your servant, [That] I may live and keep Your word.

She will chase her lovers, But not overtake them; Yes, she will seek them, but not find [them.] Then she will say, 'I will go and return to my first husband, For then [it was] better for me than now.'