⁸ When the Most High^(A) gave the nations their inheritance,
    when he divided all mankind,^(B)
he set up boundaries^(C) for the peoples
    according to the number of the sons of Israel.^[a](D)

²³ He makes nations great, and destroys them;^(A)
    he enlarges nations,^(B) and disperses them.^(C)

³⁵ All the peoples of the earth
    are regarded as nothing.^(A)
He does as he pleases^(B)
    with the powers of heaven
    and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back^(C) his hand^(D)
    or say to him: “What have you done?”^(E)