6 In an assembly of sinners a fire is kindled,

and in a disobedient nation wrath blazes up.

7 He did not forgive the ancient giants

who revolted in their might.

8 He did not spare the neighbors of Lot,

whom he loathed on account of their arrogance.

9 He showed no pity on the doomed nation,

on those dispossessed because of their sins;c

10 or on the six hundred thousand foot soldiers

who assembled in their stubbornness.d

11 Even if there were only one stiff-necked person,

it would be a wonder if he remained unpunished.

For mercy and wrath are with the Lord;e

he is mighty to forgive—but he also pours out wrath.

12 Great as is his mercy, so also is his chastisement;

he judges a person according to his or her deeds.

13 The sinner will not escape with plunder,

and the patience of the godly will not be frustrated.