But I will have pity on the nation<n id="1" /> of Judah.<n id="2" /> I will deliver them by the <sc>Lordsc> their God; I will not deliver them by the warrior&#8217;s bow, by sword, by military victory,<n id="3" /> by chariot horses, or by chariots.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">O Israel, you have sinned since the time<n id="1" /> of Gibeah,p> <p class="poetry">and there you have remained.p> <p class="poetry">Did not war overtake the evildoers in Gibeah?p>

<t /><p class="poetry">The roar of battle will rise against your people;p> <p class="poetry">all your fortresses will be devastated,p> <p class="poetry">just as Shalman devastated<n id="1" /> Beth Arbel on the day of battle,p> <p class="poetry">when mothers were dashed to the ground with their children.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;At that time<n id="1" /> I will make a covenant for them with the wild animals,p> <p class="poetry">the birds of the air, and the creatures that crawl on the ground.p> <p class="poetry">I will abolish<n id="2" /> the warrior&#8217;s bow and swordp> <p class="poetry">&#8211; that is, every weapon of warfare<n id="3" /> &#8211; from the land,p> <p class="poetry">and I will allow them to live securely.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>