48وَكَأَيِّن مِن قَريَةٍ أَملَيتُ لَها وَهِيَ ظالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذتُها وَإِلَيَّ المَصيرُJ. M. RodwellHow many cities have I long borne with, wicked though they were, yet then laid hold on them to chastise them! Unto Me shall all return.