27. But I was afraid their enemies would make fun of that. I was afraid their attackers would not understand. I was sure they would say, 'We're the ones who've beaten them! The Lord isn't the one who did it.' "
28. Israel is a nation that doesn't have any sense. They can't understand anything.
29. I wish they were wise. Then they would understand what's coming. They'd realize what would happen to them in the end.
30. How could one person chase a thousand? How could two make ten thousand run away? It couldn't happen unless their Rock had deserted them. It couldn't take place unless the Lord had given them up.
31. Their rock is not like our Rock. Even our enemies know that.
32. Their vine comes from the vines of Sodom. It comes from the vineyards of Gomorrah. Their grapes are filled with poison. Their bunches of grapes taste bitter.
33. Their wine is like the poison of snakes. It's like the deadly poison of cobras.
34. The Lord says, "I have kept all of those terrible things stored away. I have kept them sealed up in my strongbox.