28. Israel has no sense;they do not understand.
29. I wish they were wise and understood this;I wish they could see what will happen to them.
30. One person cannot chase a thousand people,and two people cannot fight ten thousandunless their Rock has sold them,unless the Lord has given them up.
31. The rock of these people is not like our Rock;our enemies agree to that.
32. Their vine comes from Sodom,and their fields are like Gomorrah.Their grapes are full of poison;their bunches of grapes are bitter.
33. Their wine is like snake poison,like the deadly poison of cobras.
34. “I have been saving this,and I have it locked in my storehouses.
35. I will punish those who do wrong; I will repay them.Soon their foot will slip,because their day of trouble is near,and their punishment will come quickly.”
36. The Lord will defend his peopleand have mercy on his servants.He will see that their strength is gone,that nobody is left, slaves or free.
37. Then he will say, “Where are their gods?Where is the rock they trusted?
38. Who ate the fat from their sacrifices,and who drank the wine of their drink offerings?Let those gods come to help you!Let them protect you!
39. “Now you will see that I am the one God!There is no god but me.I send life and death;I can hurt, and I can heal.No one can escape from me.
40. I raise my hand toward heaven and make this promise:As surely as I live forever,
41. I will sharpen my flashing sword,and I will take it in my hand to judge.I will punish my enemiesand pay back those who hate me.