In captivity,
When you would not 
   obey Me,
I stayed My hand. 

Who were you then
   to pray to Me?

In the wilderness,
When you rebelled 
   against Me,
I stayed My hand. 

Who were you then
   to pray to Me?

And in the land of milk 
   and honey
When you despised 
   My ways,
I stayed My hand again. 

Who were you then
   to pray to Me?

Who are you now?
Blasphemous lot. 
Shall I stay My hand?
Unfaithful house. 
Yet again?

Do you not yet know
   I Am Lord?

I will scatter you 
   to the winds
And then bring back 
   those
Who turn from their sins. 

And then when you pray
I will hear you 
   once again. 

Then all will know
I Am. 
 

Ezekiel 20