²² In order to put Israel to the test, and see if they will keep the way of the Lord, walking in it as their fathers did, or not.

²⁷ And so you gave them up into the hands of their haters who were cruel to them: and in the time of their trouble, when they made their prayer to you, you gave ear to them from heaven; and in your great mercy gave them saviours, who made them free from the hands of their haters.