In famine He will redeem you from death, And in war, from the power of the sword.You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes.You will laugh at violence and hunger, And you will not be afraid of wild animals.
For indeed, a person does not know his time: like fish that are caught in a treacherous net and birds caught in a snare, so the sons of mankind are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them.
Therefore this is what the Lord says:“ Behold, I am planning against this family a catastrophe From which you cannot remove your necks; And you will not walk haughtily, For it will be an evil time.