¹² Aram from the east and Philistia from the west
have consumed Israel with open mouths.
In all this, his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is still raised to strike.^(A)

¹⁷ Therefore the Lord does not rejoice
over^[a] Israel’s young men
and has no compassion
on its fatherless and widows,
for everyone is a godless evildoer,^(A)
and every mouth speaks folly.
In all this, his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is still raised to strike.

²¹ Manasseh eats Ephraim,
and Ephraim, Manasseh;
together, both are against Judah.^(A)
In all this, his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is still raised to strike.^(B)

⁴ There will be nothing to do
except crouch among the prisoners
or fall among the slain.
In all this, his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is still raised to strike.^(A)

²⁷ The Lord of Armies himself has planned it;
therefore, who can stand in its way?
It is his hand that is outstretched,
so who can turn it back?