32. But the people continued to sin! They did not trust in the amazing things God could do.
33. So he ended their worthless lives; he brought their years to a close with disaster.
34. When he killed some of them, the others would turn back to him. They would come running back to God.
35. They would remember that God was their Rock. They would remember that God Most High had saved them.
36. But they tried to fool him with their words; they told him lies.
37. Their hearts were not really with him. They were not faithful to the agreement he gave them.
38. But God was merciful. He forgave their sins and did not destroy them. Many times he held back his anger. He never let it get out of control.
39. He remembered that they were only people, like a wind that blows and then is gone.
40. Oh, they caused him so much trouble in the desert! They made him so sad.
41. Again and again they tested his patience. They really hurt the Holy One of Israel.
42. They forgot about his power. They forgot the many times he saved them from the enemy.
43. They forgot the miracles in Egypt, the miracles in the fields of Zoan.