^6 (A)Whose home I have made the wilderness,
And the ^[a]barren land his dwelling?

³⁴ A ^(A)fruitful land into ^[a]barrenness,
For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

⁶ For he shall be ^(A)like a shrub in the desert,
And ^(B)shall not see when good comes,
But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
^(C)In a salt land which is not inhabited.

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.

⁵ Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert,
They go out to their work, searching for food.
The wilderness yields food for them and for their children.

⁹ For they have gone up to Assyria,
Like ^(A)a wild donkey alone by itself;
Ephraim ^(B)has hired lovers.