You cause us to turnbackfrom the adversary;And those who hateus have takenspoilfor themselves.
Through Godwe shall dovaliantly,And it is He who will treaddownour adversaries.
You have spurnedthe covenantof Your servant;You have profanedhis crownin the dust.
Allwho passalongthe wayplunderhim; He hasbecomea reproachto his neighbors.
You alsoturnbackthe edgeof his swordAnd have not made him standin battle.
And my handreachedto the richesof the peopleslike a nest,And as one gathersabandonedeggs,I gatheredallthe earth;And there was not one that flappedits wingor opened[its] beakor chirped."
I sendit against a godlessnationAnd commissionit againstthe peopleof My furyTo capturebootyand to seizeplunder,And to tramplethem downlike mudin the streets.
"Your wealthand your treasuresI will givefor bootywithoutcost,Even for allyour sinsAnd within allyour borders.
For eachtimeI speak,I cryaloud;I proclaimviolenceand destruction,Becausefor me the wordof the LORDhas resultedIn reproachand derisionalldaylong.
But ifyou do not obeyMe and do not carryout allthesecommandments,
I will setMy faceagainst you so that you will be struckdownbeforeyour enemies;and those who hateyou will ruleover you, and you will fleewhen nooneis pursuingyou.
"Do not goup, oryou will be struckdownbeforeyour enemies,for the LORDis not amongyou.
"For the Amalekitesand the Canaaniteswill be therein frontof you, and you will fallby the sword,inasmuchas you have turnedbackfrom followingthe LORD.And the LORDwill not be with you."
"The LORDshall causeyou to be defeatedbeforeyour enemies;you will goout onewayagainstthem, but you will fleesevenwaysbeforethem, and you will be [an example of] terrorto allthe kingdomsof the earth.
"Then My angerwill be kindledagainst them in that day,and I will forsakethem and hideMy facefrom them, and they will be consumed,and manyevilsand troubleswill comeupon them; so that they will sayin that day,Is it not becauseour Godis not amongus that theseevilshave comeupon us?'
"Therefore the sonsof Israelcannotstandbeforetheir enemies;they turn[their] backsbeforetheir enemies,for they have becomeaccursed.I will not be with you anymoreunlessyou destroythe thingsunderthe banfrom your midst.
"OLord,whatcan I saysinceIsraelhas turned[their] backbeforetheir enemies?
Then the one who broughtthe newsreplied,"Israelhas fledbeforethe Philistinesand there has alsobeena greatslaughteramong the people,and your twosonsalso,Hophniand Phinehas,are dead,and the arkof Godhas been taken."
