71. The attackers will act like wild men; they will plunder and destroy without pity all those who still fear the Lord.
72. They will turn them out of their homes and take away all their possessions.
73. This will be the time of testing for my chosen people, and they will prove to be as pure as refined gold.
74. But listen to what the Lord says: “My chosen people, the time of terrible suffering is near, but I will rescue you.
75. Don't be afraid or have any doubts; I am your God and I will lead you.
76. If you keep my laws and my commands,” says the Lord, “you must not let your sins weigh you down or control you.
77. Those who are chained by their sins, overwhelmed by the evil they have done, are doomed. They will be like a field overgrown with brushwood, with the path across it so choked with thorns that no one can get through.
78. It is abandoned and doomed to be destroyed by fire.”