|
- He led them safely, so that they did not fear; But the sea engulfed their enemies.
- So He brought them to His holy land, To this hill country which His right hand had gained.
- He also drove out the nations before them And apportioned them for an inheritance by measurement, And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
- Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God And did not keep His testimonies,
- But turned back and acted treacherously like their fathers; They turned aside like a treacherous bow.
|
- For they provoked Him with their high places And aroused His jealousy with their graven images.
- When God heard, He was filled with wrath And greatly abhorred Israel;
- So that He abandoned the dwelling place at Shiloh, The tent which He had pitched among men,
- And gave up His strength to captivity And His glory into the hand of the adversary.
- He also delivered His people to the sword, And was filled with wrath at His inheritance.
|
- Fire devoured His young men, And His virgins had no wedding songs.
- His priests fell by the sword, And His widows could not weep.
|
|
|