47. He destroyed their vines with hail and their wild fig trees with stones.
48. He gave up their cattle also to the hail and their flocks to thunderbolts of fire.
49. He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation and trouble by sending evil angels among them.
50. He made a way to his anger; he did not spare their soul from death but gave their life over to the pestilence
51. and smote all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham:
52. But made his own people to go forth like sheep and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
53. And he led them on safely, so that they feared not; but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54. And he brought them into the borders of his holiness, into this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.
55. He cast out the Gentiles also before them and divided them an inheritance by line and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their habitations.
56. Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God and did not keep his testimonies:
57. But turned back and rebelled like their fathers; they became like a deceitful bow.
58. For they provoked him to anger with their high places and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
59. God heard this and was wroth and greatly abhorred Israel:
60. For this reason he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent in which he dwelt among men
61. and delivered his strength into captivity and his glory into the enemy’s hand.
62. He gave his people over also unto the sword and was wroth with his inheritance.
63. The fire consumed their young men; and their virgins were not honored in marriage songs.