Deuteronomy 32:28–31

28 They are a nation without sense,

there is no discernment in them.

29 If only they were wise and would understand this

and discern what their end will be!

30 How could one man chase a thousand,

or two put ten thousand to flight,

unless their Rock had sold them,

unless the Lord had given them up?

31 For their rock is not like our Rock,

as even our enemies concede.

28 For they are a nation void of counsel,

Neither is there any understanding in them.

29 O that they were wise, that they understood this,

That they would consider their latter end!

30 How should one chase a thousand,

And two put ten thousand to flight,

Except their Rock had sold them,

And the Lord had shut them up?

31 For their rock is not as our Rock,

Even our enemies themselves being judges.

28 “But Israel is a senseless nation;

the people are foolish, without understanding.

29 Oh, that they were wise and could understand this!

Oh, that they might know their fate!

30 How could one person chase a thousand of them,

and two people put ten thousand to flight,

unless their Rock had sold them,

unless the Lord had given them up?

31 But the rock of our enemies is not like our Rock,

as even they recognize.

28 “For they are a nation void of counsel,

Nor is there any understanding in them.

29 Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this,

That they would consider their latter end!

30 How could one chase a thousand,

And two put ten thousand to flight,

Unless their Rock had sold them,

And the Lord had surrendered them?

31 For their rock is not like our Rock,

Even our enemies themselves being judges.

28 Israel has no sense;

they do not understand.

29 I wish they were wise and understood this;

I wish they could see what will happen to them.

30 One person cannot chase a thousand people,

and two people cannot fight ten thousand

unless their Rock has sold them,

unless the Lord has given them up.

31 The rock of these people is not like our Rock;

our enemies agree to that.

28 For they are a nation void of counsel,

And there is no understanding in them.

29 Oh that they were wise, that they understood this,

That they would consider their latter end!

30 How should one chase a thousand,

And two put ten thousand to flight,

Except their Rock had sold them,

And Jehovah had delivered them up?

31 For their rock is not as our Rock,

Even our enemies themselves being judges.

28 For they are a nation void of counsel, And understanding is not in them. 29 Oh that they had been wise! they would have understood this, They would have considered their latter end! 30 How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Were it not that their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up? 31 For their rock is not as our Rock: Let our enemies themselves be judges.

28 My people have lost their good sense. 

They are not able to understand. 

29 If only they were wise enough to understand this 

and realize what will happen to them! 

30 How could one person chase a thousand 

or two people make ten thousand flee? 

Their rock used these people to defeat them 

and the Lord gave them no help. 

31 Their rock isn’t like our rock. 

Even our enemies will agree with this. 

28 Israel is a nation lacking sense

with no understanding at all.

29 If only they were wise, they would figure it out;

they would understand their fate.

30 How could one man pursue a thousand,

or two put ten thousand to flight,

unless their Rock had sold them,

unless the Lord had given them up?

31 But their “rock” is not like our Rock;

even our enemies concede.

28 They are a nation void of sense;

there is no understanding in them.

29 If they were wise, they would understand this;

they would discern what their end would be.

30 How could one have routed a thousand

and two put a myriad to flight,

unless their Rock had sold them,

the Lord had given them up?

31 Indeed, their rock is not like our Rock;

our enemies are fools.

28 For they are a nation void of sense,

and there is not any understanding in them.

29 If only they were wise, they would understand this;

they would discern for themselves their end.

30 How could one chase a thousand

and two could cause a myriad to flee,

if their Rock had not sold them,

and Yahweh had not given them up?

31 For the fact of the matter is,

their rock is not like our Rock,

and our enemies recognize this.

28 Israel is a nation that doesn’t have any sense.

They can’t understand anything.

29 I wish they were wise. Then they would understand what’s coming.

They’d realize what would happen to them in the end.

30 How could one person chase a thousand?

How could two make ten thousand run away?

It couldn’t happen unless their Rock had deserted them.

It couldn’t take place unless the Lord had given them up.

31 Their rock is not like our Rock.

Even our enemies know that.

28 “For they are a nation lacking in counsel,

And there is no understanding in them.

29 “Would that they were wise, that they understood this,

That they would discern their future!

30 “How could one chase a thousand,

And two put ten thousand to flight,

Unless their Rock had sold them,

And the Lord had given them up?

31 “Indeed their rock is not like our Rock,

Even our enemies themselves judge this.