30 How could one person chase a thousand? How could two make ten thousand run away? It couldn't happen unless their Rock had deserted them. It couldn't take place unless the Lord had given them up.
31 Their rock is not like our Rock. Even our enemies know that.
32 Their vine comes from the vines of Sodom. It comes from the vineyards of Gomorrah. Their grapes are filled with poison. Their bunches of grapes taste bitter.
33 Their wine is like the poison of snakes. It's like the deadly poison of cobras.
34 The Lord says, "I have kept all of those terrible things stored away. I have kept them sealed up in my strongbox.
35 I punish people. I will pay them back. The time will come when their feet will slip. Their day of trouble is near. Very soon they will be destroyed."
36 The Lord will judge his people. He'll show tender love to those who serve him. He will know when their strength is gone. He'll see that no one at all is left.