15  For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel,

“In returning¹ and rest you shall be saved;

in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”

^uBut you were unwilling,

16  Thus says the Lord:

“Stand by the roads, and look,

and ask for the ⁿancient paths,

where the good way is; and walk in it,

^oand find rest for your souls.

But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’