²⁴ A wild donkey used to the wilderness,
That sniffs at the wind in her desire;
In her time of mating, who can turn her away?
All those who seek her will not weary themselves;
In her month they will find her.

⁶ And ^(A)the wild donkeys stood in the desolate heights;
They sniffed at the wind like jackals;
Their eyes failed because there was no grass.”

¹⁵ I will return again to My place
Till they ^[a]acknowledge their offense.
Then they will seek My face;
In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

²⁷ Saying to a tree, ‘You are my father,’
And to a ^(A)stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’
For they have turned their back to Me, and not their face.
But in the time of their ^(B)trouble
They will say, ‘Arise and save us.’