⁵ For the Lord had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people.^(A) If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy^(B) you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.’”

²⁷ but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire^(A) that will consume the enemies of God.