¹⁵ These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month^[a] when it was overflowing all its banks,^(A) and put to flight all those in the valleys to the east and to the west.

The Lord’s Response

¹⁹ ‘Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets^[a] of the Jordan to the watered grazing land.^(A) I will chase Edom away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like me?^(B) Who will issue me a summons?^(C) Who is the shepherd who can stand against me? ’^(D)