24. I dug wells and drankwater in foreign lands.With the soles of my feet I dried upall the rivers of Egypt.’
25. Certainly you must have heard!Long ago I worked it out,In ancient times I planned it;and now I am bringing it to pass.The plan is this:Fortified cities will crashinto heaps of ruins.
26. Their residents are powerless,they are terrified and ashamed.They are as short-lived as plants in the field,or green vegetation.They are as short-lived as grass on the rooftopswhen it is scorched by the east wind.
27. I know where you live,and everything you do.
28. Because you rage against me,and the uproar you create has reached my ears;I will put my hook in your nose,and my bridle between your lips,and I will lead you back the wayyou came.”