25. Outside the sword deals death, and inside terror— to both young men and young women, infants, with men of gray hair.
26. I would have said, ‘I will hack them to pieces, make the memory of them cease from mankind,’
27. except I dread the taunt of the enemy, lest their foes might misconstrue— lest they say, ‘Our hand is held high, and Adonai has not done all this.’
28. For they are a nation lacking counsel, among them there is no understanding.
29. “If they were wise, they would discern this, they would understand their hereafter.