Yahweh Will Rise Up Against Israel
Thus Lord Yahweh showed me, and behold, He was forming a alocust-swarm when the spring crop began to come up. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s mowing. 2 And it happened when it had acompleted eating the vegetation of the land, that I said,
“bLord Yahweh, please pardon!
How can Jacob rise up,
For he is csmall?”
3 Yahweh arelented concerning this.
“It shall not be,” said Yahweh.
4 Thus Lord Yahweh showed me, and behold, Lord Yahweh was calling to contend with them by afire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume the farm land. 5 Then I said,
“aLord Yahweh, please stop!
bHow can Jacob rise up, for he is small?”
6 Yahweh arelented concerning this.
“This too shall not be,” said Lord Yahweh.