When He killed them, then they sought Him; they turned back and sought earnestly for God.
Lord, in trouble they have sought You; they poured out a prayer when Your chastening was on them.
The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor and the steps of the needy.
O inhabitant of Lebanon, who makes your nest in the cedars, how you will groan when pangs come upon you, the pain as of a woman in labor!
I will again return to My place until they acknowledge their offense and seek My face. In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.
They do not cry to Me with their heart when they howl on their beds. They gather together for grain and wine, they rebel against Me.
So the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord, and He will take away the serpents from us.” And Moses prayed for the people.
The Israelites cried out to the Lord, for Sisera had nine hundred iron chariots and had forcefully oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.