28:21 For the Lord will rise up, as he did at Mount Perazim, 1
he will rouse himself, as he did in the Valley of Gibeon, 2
to accomplish his work,
his peculiar work,
to perform his task,
his strange task. 3
28:22 So now, do not mock,
or your chains will become heavier!
For I have heard a message about decreed destruction,
from the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, against the entire land. 4
1 sn This probably alludes to David’s victory over the Philistines at Baal Perazim. See 2 Sam 5:20.
2 sn This probably alludes to the Lord’s victory over the Canaanites at Gibeon, during the days of Joshua. See Josh 10:10-11.
3 sn God’s judgment of his own people is called “his peculiar work” and “his strange task,” because he must deal with them the way he treated their enemies in the past.
4 tn Or “the whole earth” (KJV, ASV, NAB, NCV).