²⁶ “Nevertheless they ^(A)were disobedient
And rebelled against You,
^(B)Cast Your law behind their backs
And killed Your ^(C)prophets, who ^[a]testified against them
To turn them to Yourself;
And they worked great provocations.
^27 (D)Therefore You delivered them into the hand of their enemies,
Who oppressed them;
And in the time of their trouble,
When they cried to You,
You ^(E)heard from heaven;
And according to Your abundant mercies
^(F)You gave them deliverers who saved them
From the hand of their enemies.

²⁸ “But after they had rest,
^(G)They again did evil before You.
Therefore You left them in the hand of their enemies,
So that they had dominion over them;
Yet when they returned and cried out to You,
You heard from heaven;
And ^(H)many times You delivered them according to Your mercies,
²⁹ And ^[b]testified against them,
That You might bring them back to Your law.
Yet they acted ^[c]proudly,
And did not heed Your commandments,
But sinned against Your judgments,
^(I)‘Which if a man does, he shall live by them.’
And they shrugged their shoulders,
^[d]Stiffened their necks,
And would not hear.