"Will You causea drivenleafto tremble?Or will You pursuethe drychaff?
"You alsoopenYour eyeson him And bringhim into judgmentwith Yourself.
"Whydo you persecuteme as God[does], And are not satisfiedwith my flesh?
"Are they as strawbeforethe wind,And like chaffwhich the stormcarriesaway?
The nationsrumbleon like the rumblingof manywaters,But He will rebukethem and they will fleefaraway,And be chasedlike chaffin the mountainsbeforethe wind,Or like whirlingdustbeforea gale.
As for those of you who may be left,I will also bringweaknessinto their heartsin the landsof their enemies.And the soundof a drivenleafwill chasethem, and even when noone is pursuingthey will fleeas thoughfrom the sword,and they will fall.
"A BATTEREDREEDHE WILL NOT BREAKOFF, AND A SMOLDERINGWICKHE WILL NOT PUTOUT, UNTILHE LEADSJUSTICETO VICTORY.
"Afterwhomhas the kingof Israelcomeout? Whomare you pursuing?A deaddog,a singleflea?
