31 His anger rose up against them. He put to death the strongest among them. He struck down Israel's young men.
32 But even after all that, they kept on sinning. Even after they had seen the miracles he did, they still didn't believe.
33 So he brought their days to an end like a puff of smoke. He ended their years with terror.
34 Every time God killed some of them, the others would look to him. They gladly turned back to him again.
35 They remembered that God was their Rock. They remembered that God Most High had set them free.
36 But they didn't mean it when they praised him. They lied to him when they spoke.
37 Their hearts were not true to him. They weren't faithful to the covenant he had made with them.