⁴⁹ The Lord will bring a nation against you^(A) from far away, from the ends of the earth,^(B) like an eagle^(C) swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand,^{(D) 50} a fierce-looking nation without respect for the old^(E) or pity for the young.

¹⁴ In his anger^(A) against Israel the Lord gave them into the hands^(B) of raiders who plundered^(C) them. He sold them^(D) into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.^{(E) 15} Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the Lord was against them^(F) to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.^(G)

¹⁹ Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says,