^{26 Ref} I said, I would scatter them afar, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men;

^{27 Ref} Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, Lest their adversaries should judge amiss, Lest they should say, Our hand is exalted, And Jehovah hath not done all this.

^{28 Ref} For they are a nation void of counsel, And there is no understanding in them.