13. “‘I went out to see if I could salvage anything’”—God’s Decree—“‘but found nothing:Not a grape, not a fig,just a few withered leaves.I’m taking backeverything I gave them.’”
17. “‘What’s more, I’m dispatchingpoisonous snakes among you,Snakes that can’t be charmed,snakes that will bite you and kill you.’”God’s Decree!