Now look, you [the tribes of Reuben and Gad] have risen up in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinful men, to add still more to the fierce anger of the Lord against Israel.

and said to them, “You must not bring the captives in here; for we are guilty before the Lord already, and what you intend to do will add more to our sins and our guilt. For our guilt is so great that His burning anger is against Israel.”

But because of your callous stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are [deliberately] storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

They

“Indeed, you are doing away with fear,
And you are diminishing meditation before God.

“For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world],
When God takes his life?

“Because of the multitudes of oppressions the people cry out;
They cry for help because of the [violent] arm of the mighty.

and he said, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without wearing the wedding clothes [that were provided for you]?’ And the man was speechless and without excuse.

Bindeth

“And if they are bound in bonds [of adversity],
And held by cords of affliction,

Some dwelt in darkness and in the deep (deathly) darkness,
Prisoners [bound] in misery and chains,

General references

Which I have reserved for the time of trouble,
For the day of battle and war?