“I will return again
To my place,
Until they acknowledge
Their guilt,
Until they seek my face.
In their distress,
They will beg
My favor.”
Yahweh was going to return to his place in heaven. He was going to stay there, until they would recognize and admit their guilt. He would stay there, until they began to seek his face. Finally, when they were in distress, they might beg for his divine favor.