Do the contrary, and endeavour to cast us out of the possession which thou hast delivered to us.

behold, they reward us, in coming to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to possess.

and lo, they are recompensing to us, to come in to drive us out of Thy possession, that Thou hast caused us to possess.

See now, how as our reward they have come to send us out of your land which you have given us as our heritage.

behold, they render unto us evil, to come to cast us out of Thy possession, which Thou hast given us to inherit.

They are doing the contrary, and they are striving to cast us from the possession which you delivered to us.

They reward us - Six of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. add רעה evil: "Behold, they reward us Evil." This is also the reading of the Targum.

Behold, I say, how they reward us,.... Evil for good:
to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit; the land of Canaan was their inheritance, an inheritance given them by God, their covenant God and Father, who had a right to dispose of it; and yet so given, that it was still his possession, he was the Lord and Proprietor, they but tenants under him; all which, as they were so many aggravations of the guilt of their enemies, so they were so many arguments with the Lord to protect them.