30 Why were a thousand defeated by one,and 10,000 by only two?The Lord, their God, had abandoned them;their mighty God had given them up.
31 Their enemies know that their own gods are weak,not mighty like Israel's God.
32 Their enemies, corrupt as Sodom and Gomorrah,are like vines that bear bitter and poisonous grapes,
33 like wine made from the venom of snakes.
34 “The Lord remembers what their enemies have done;he waits for the right time to punish them.
35 The Lord will take revenge and punish them;the time will come when they will fall;the day of their doom is near.
36 The Lord will rescue his peoplewhen he sees that their strength is gone.He will have mercy on those who serve him,when he sees how helpless they are.