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1 “Woe [to] those decreeing decrees of iniquity, || And writers who have prescribed perverseness, Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep writing oppression, Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees,
2 Of My people, || That widows may be their prey, || That they may spoil the fatherless. to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey! to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless.
3 And what do you do at a day of inspection? And at desolation that comes from afar? Near whom do you flee for help? And where do you leave your glory? What will you do on the day of punishment, in the ruin that will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth? What will you do on the day of reckoning, when disaster comes from afar? To whom will you run for help? Where will you leave your riches?
4 It has bowed down without Me || In the place of a bound one, || And they fall in the place of the slain.” With all this His anger has not turned back, || And His hand is still stretched out. Nothing remains but to crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still. Nothing will remain but to cringe among the captives or fall among the slain. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.
5 “Woe [to] Asshur, a rod of My anger, || And My indignation [is] a staff in their hand. Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger; the staff in their hands is my fury! “Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger, in whose hand is the club of my wrath!
6 I send him against a profane nation, || And concerning a people of My wrath || I charge him, || To spoil spoil, and to seize prey, || And to make it a treading-place as the clay of out places. Against a godless nation I send him, and against the people of my wrath I command him, to take spoil and seize plunder, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. I send him against a godless nation, I dispatch him against a people who anger me, to seize loot and snatch plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets.
7 And he does not think [it] so, || And his heart does not reckon [it] so, || For—to destroy [is] in his heart, || And to cut off nations—not a few. But he does not so intend, and his heart does not so think; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few; But this is not what he intends, this is not what he has in mind; his purpose is to destroy, to put an end to many nations.
8 For he says, Are my princes not altogether kings? for he says: “Are not my commanders all kings? Are not my commanders all kings?’ he says.
9 Is not Calno as Carchemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as Damascus? Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? Has not Kalno fared like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad, and Samaria like Damascus?
10 As my hand has gotten to the kingdoms of a worthless thing, and their carved images, || [Greater] than Jerusalem and than Samaria, As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, whose carved images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria, As my hand seized the kingdoms of the idols, kingdoms whose images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria—
11 Do I not—as I have done to Samaria, || And to her worthless things, || So do to Jerusalem and to her grievous things?” shall I not do to Jerusalem and her idols as I have done to Samaria and her images?” shall I not deal with Jerusalem and her images as I dealt with Samaria and her idols?’”
12 And it has come to pass, || When the Lord fulfills all His work || In Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, || I see concerning the fruit of the greatness || Of the heart of the king of Asshur, || And concerning the glory of the height of his eyes. When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, he will punish the speech of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the boastful look in his eyes. When the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes.
13 For he has said, “I have worked by the power of my hand, || And by my wisdom, for I have been intelligent, || And I remove borders of the peoples, || And I have spoiled their chief ones, || And I put down the inhabitants as a mighty one, For he says: “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding; I remove the boundaries of peoples, and plunder their treasures; like a bull I bring down those who sit on thrones. For he says: “’By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, I plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their kings.
14 And my hand gets to the wealth of the peoples as to a nest, || And as a gathering of forsaken eggs || I have gathered all the earth, || And there has not been one moving wing, || Or opening mouth, or whispering.” My hand has found like a nest the wealth of the peoples; and as one gathers eggs that have been forsaken, so I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved a wing or opened the mouth or chirped.” As one reaches into a nest, so my hand reached for the wealth of the nations; as people gather abandoned eggs, so I gathered all the countries; not one flapped a wing, or opened its mouth to chirp.’”
15 Does the axe glorify itself || Against him who is hewing with it? Does the saw magnify itself || Against him who is shaking it? As a rod waving those lifting it up! As a staff lifting up that which is not wood! Shall the axe boast over him who hews with it, or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood! Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it, or the saw boast against the one who uses it? As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up, or a club brandish the one who is not wood!
16 Therefore the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, || Sends leanness among his fat ones, || And under his glory || He kindles a burning || As the burning of a fire. Therefore the Lord GOD of hosts will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors, and under his glory a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire. Therefore, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, will send a wasting disease upon his sturdy warriors; under his pomp a fire will be kindled like a blazing flame.
17 And the light of Israel has been for a fire, || And his Holy One for a flame, || And it has burned, and devoured his thorn || And his brier in one day. The light of Israel will become a fire, and his Holy One a flame, and it will burn and devour his thorns and briers in one day. The Light of Israel will become a fire, their Holy One a flame; in a single day it will burn and consume his thorns and his briers.
18 And the glory of his forest, and his fruitful field, || He consumes from soul even to flesh, || And it has been as the fainting of a standard-bearer. The glory of his forest and of his fruitful land the LORD will destroy, both soul and body, and it will be as when a sick man wastes away. The splendor of his forests and fertile fields it will completely destroy, as when a sick person wastes away.
19 And the rest of the trees of his forest [are] few, || And a youth writes them. The remnant of the trees of his forest will be so few that a child can write them down. And the remaining trees of his forests will be so few that a child could write them down.
20 And it has come to pass in that day, || The remnant of Israel, || And the escaped of the house of Jacob, || Do not add anymore to lean on its striker, || And have leaned on YHWH, || The Holy One of Israel, in truth. In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no more lean on him who struck them, but will lean on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. In that day the remnant of Israel, the survivors of Jacob, will no longer rely on him who struck them down but will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
21 A remnant returns—a remnant of Jacob, || To the Mighty God. A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God. A remnant will return, a remnant of Jacob will return to the Mighty God.
22 For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, || A remnant of it returns, || A consumption determined, || Overflowing [with] righteousness. For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Destruction is decreed, overflowing with righteousness. Though your people be like the sand by the sea, Israel, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overwhelming and righteous.
23 For a consumption that is determined, || The Lord, YHWH of Hosts, || Is making in the midst of all the land. For the Lord GOD of hosts will make a full end, as decreed, in the midst of all the earth. The Lord, the LORD Almighty, will carry out the destruction decreed upon the whole land.
24 Therefore, thus said the Lord, YHWH of Hosts: “Do not be afraid, My people, inhabiting Zion, because of Asshur, || He strikes you with a rod, || And his staff lifts up against you, in the way of Egypt. Therefore thus says the Lord GOD of hosts: “O my people, who dwell in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrians when they strike with the rod and lift up their staff against you as the Egyptians did. Therefore this is what the Lord, the LORD Almighty, says: “My people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrians, who beat you with a rod and lift up a club against you, as Egypt did.
25 For yet a very little [while], || And the indignation has been completed, || And My anger by their wearing out.” For in a very little while my fury will come to an end, and my anger will be directed to their destruction. Very soon my anger against you will end and my wrath will be directed to their destruction.”
26 And YHWH of Hosts is awaking for him, || A scourge like the striking of Midian at the rock Oreb, || And his rod [is] over the sea, || And he has lifted it in the way of Egypt. And the LORD of hosts will wield against them a whip, as when he struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. And his staff will be over the sea, and he will lift it as he did in Egypt. The LORD Almighty will lash them with a whip, as when he struck down Midian at the rock of Oreb; and he will raise his staff over the waters, as he did in Egypt.
27 And it has come to pass in that day, || His burden is turned from off your shoulder, || And his yoke from off your neck, || And the yoke has been destroyed, because of prosperity. And in that day his burden will depart from your shoulder, and his yoke from your neck; and the yoke will be broken because of the fat.” In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat.
28 He has come in against Aiath, || He has passed over into Migron, || At Michmash he looks after his vessels. He has come to Aiath; he has passed through Migron; at Michmash he stores his baggage; They enter Aiath; they pass through Migron; they store supplies at Mikmash.
29 They have gone over the passage, || They have made Geba a lodging place, || Rama has trembled, || Gibeah of Saul fled. they have crossed over the pass; at Geba they lodge for the night; Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul has fled. They go over the pass, and say, “We will camp overnight at Geba.” Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.
30 Cry aloud [with] your voice, daughter of Gallim, || Give attention, Laish! Answer her, Anathoth. Cry aloud, O daughter of Gallim! Give attention, O Laishah! O poor Anathoth! Cry out, Daughter Gallim! Listen, Laishah! Poor Anathoth!
31 Madmenah has fled away, || The inhabitants of the high places have hardened themselves. Madmenah is in flight; the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety. Madmenah is in flight; the people of Gebim take cover.
32 Yet today to remain in Nob, || The mountain of the daughter of Zion waves its hand, || The hill of Jerusalem. This very day he will halt at Nob; he will shake his fist at the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. This day they will halt at Nob; they will shake their fist at the mount of Daughter Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.
33 Behold, the Lord, YHWH of Hosts, || Is lopping a branch with violence, || And the high of stature are cut down, || And the lofty have become low, Behold, the Lord GOD of hosts will lop the boughs with terrifying power; the great in height will be hewn down, and the lofty will be brought low. See, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, will lop off the boughs with great power. The lofty trees will be felled, the tall ones will be brought low.
34 And He has gone around the thickets of the forest with iron, || And Lebanon falls by a mighty one! He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an axe, and Lebanon will fall by the Majestic One. He will cut down the forest thickets with an ax; Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.
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