²⁸ They are a nation without sense,
    there is no discernment^(A) in them.
²⁹ If only they were wise and would understand this^(B)
    and discern what their end will be!^(C)
30 How could one man chase a thousand,
    or two put ten thousand to flight,^(D)
unless their Rock had sold them,^(E)
    unless the Lord had given them up?^(F)
31 For their rock is not like our Rock,^(G)
    as even our enemies concede.^(H)
32 Their vine comes from the vine of Sodom^(I)
    and from the fields of Gomorrah.
Their grapes are filled with poison,^(J)
    and their clusters with bitterness.^(K)
33 Their wine is the venom of serpents,
    the deadly poison of cobras.^(L)

³⁴ “Have I not kept this in reserve
    and sealed it in my vaults?^(M)
35 It is mine to avenge;^(N) I will repay.^(O)
    In due time their foot will slip;^(P)
their day of disaster is near
    and their doom rushes upon them.^(Q)”

³⁶ The Lord will vindicate his people^(R)
    and relent^(S) concerning his servants^(T)
when he sees their strength is gone
    and no one is left, slave^(U) or free.^[a]
37 He will say: “Now where are their gods,
    the rock they took refuge in,^(V)
38 the gods who ate the fat of their sacrifices
    and drank the wine of their drink offerings?^(W)
Let them rise up to help you!
    Let them give you shelter!

³⁹ “See now that I myself am he!^(X)
    There is no god besides me.^(Y)
I put to death^(Z) and I bring to life,^(AA)
    I have wounded and I will heal,^(AB)
    and no one can deliver out of my hand.^(AC)
40 I lift my hand^(AD) to heaven and solemnly swear:
    As surely as I live forever,^(AE)
41 when I sharpen my flashing sword^(AF)
    and my hand grasps it in judgment,
I will take vengeance^(AG) on my adversaries
    and repay those who hate me.^(AH)
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,^(AI)
    while my sword devours flesh:^(AJ)
the blood of the slain and the captives,
    the heads of the enemy leaders.”

⁴³ Rejoice,^(AK) you nations, with his people,^[b][c]
    for he will avenge the blood of his servants;^(AL)
he will take vengeance on his enemies^(AM)
    and make atonement for his land and people.^(AN)