We wait for the Lord; he is our deliverer and shield.

The raging water would have overwhelmed us.

Do not let them say to themselves, “Aha! We have what we wanted!” Do not let them say, “We have devoured him!”

For we lie in the dirt, with our bellies pressed to the ground.

He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.

We have had our fill of the taunts of the self-assured, of the contempt of the proud.

The water would have overpowered us; the current would have overwhelmed us.

But now we are dried up, and there is nothing at all before us except this manna!”

We escaped with our lives, like a bird from a hunter’s snare. The snare broke, and we escaped.

They lament, ‘Why don’t you notice when we fast? Why don’t you pay attention when we humble ourselves?’ Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, you oppress your workers.

The men said to her, “If you die, may we die too! If you do not report what we’ve been up to, then, when the Lord hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance to you.”