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81:11-16 If Only His People Would Listen to Him. The final section starts from the sad fact that God's people did not listen to his voice (v. 11), which led to sad consequences (v. 12). But God has not given up, and he addresses his people afresh with the opportunity to listen, to embrace the covenant and thus to walk in God's good ways (v. 13). The consequences of this genuine covenant participation would be victory over their enemies (v. 14), while those who hate the Lord (the same Gentile enemies) would cringe toward God in submission (which would be to their benefit, cf. 2:10-12). The land of Israel would also then enjoy fruitfulness, yielding the finest of the wheat (Deut. 32:14) and honey from the rock (apparently an image of abundant wild honey, Deut. 32:13).