25 Out in the street the sword shall bereave,and at home the terrorFor the young man and the young woman alike,the nursing babe as well as the gray beard.
26 I said: I will make an end of themand blot out their name from human memory,
27 Had I not feared the provocation by the enemy,that their foes might misunderstand,And say, “Our own hand won the victory;the Lord had nothing to do with any of it.”
28 For they are a nation devoid of reason,having no understanding.
29 If they had insight they would realize this,they would understand their end:
30 “How could one rout a thousand,or two put ten thousand to flight,Unless it was because their Rock sold them,the Lord delivered them up?”
31 Indeed, their “rock” is not like our Rock;our enemies are fools.