26. I said: I will make an end of themand blot out their name from human memory,
27. Had I not feared the provocation by the enemy,that their foes might misunderstand,And say, “Our own hand won the victory;the Lord had nothing to do with any of it.”
28. For they are a nation devoid of reason,having no understanding.
29. If they had insight they would realize this,they would understand their end: