The people of Israel confess their need to repent.
## For he has torn us to pieces ##
God has disciplined the people of Israel for their disobedience and idolatry. This is a parallelism to emphasize God's judgment, (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
Israel believes that God will be merciful to them when they repent, and he will deliver them out of their troubles. (See:[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
This represents a short period of time. Israel believed God would quickly come to their aid and deliver them from their enemies. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])