78:31 when the anger of God flared up against them.
He killed some of the strongest of them;
he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.
78:32 Despite all this, they continued to sin,
and did not trust him to do amazing things. 1
78:33 So he caused them to die unsatisfied 2
and filled with terror. 3
78:34 When he struck them down, 4 they sought his favor; 5
they turned back and longed for God.
1 tn Heb “and did not believe in his amazing deeds.”
2 tn Heb “and he ended in vanity their days.”
3 tn Heb “and their years in terror.”
4 tn Or “killed them,” that is, killed large numbers of them.
5 tn Heb “they sought him.”