International Standard Version | International Standard Version |
1"How terrible it will be for the one who enacts unjust decrees, for those who write oppressive laws that they have prescribed | 1"How terrible it will be for the one who enacts unjust decrees, for those who write oppressive laws that they have prescribed |
2to deprive the needy of justice and to rob the poor of my people of their rights, so that widows may become their spoil and so that they may plunder orphans! | 2to deprive the needy of justice and to rob the poor of my people of their rights, so that widows may become their spoil and so that they may plunder orphans! |
3What will you do on the day of Judgment, in the calamity that will come from far away? To whom will you run for help, and where will you leave your wealth, | 3What will you do on the day of Judgment, in the calamity that will come from far away? To whom will you run for help, and where will you leave your wealth, |
4so you won't have to crouch among those in chains or fall among the slain? "Yet for all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still stretched out, ready to strike." | 4so you won't have to crouch among those in chains or fall among the slain? "Yet for all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still stretched out, ready to strike." |
5"How terrible it will be for Assyria, the rod of my anger! The club is in their hands! | 5"How terrible it will be for Assyria, the rod of my anger! The club is in their hands! |
6I'm sending my fury against a godless nation, and I'll command him against the people with whom I'm angry to seize loot and snatch plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets. | 6I'm sending my fury against a godless nation, and I'll command him against the people with whom I'm angry to seize loot and snatch plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets. |
7But this is not what he intends, and this is not what he thinks in his mind; but it is in his mind to destroy, and to cut down many nations. | 7But this is not what he intends, and this is not what he thinks in his mind; but it is in his mind to destroy, and to cut down many nations. |
8"Because this is what he is saying: 'My commanders are all kings, are they not? | 8"Because this is what he is saying: 'My commanders are all kings, are they not? |
9Isn't Calno like Carchemish? Isn't Hamath like Arpad? Isn't Samaria like Damascus? | 9Isn't Calno like Carchemish? Isn't Hamath like Arpad? Isn't Samaria like Damascus? |
10As my hand has reached to the idolatrous kingdoms whose carved images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria, | 10As my hand has reached to the idolatrous kingdoms whose carved images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria, |
11will I not deal with Jerusalem and her idols as I have dealt with Samaria and her images?'" | 11will I not deal with Jerusalem and her idols as I have dealt with Samaria and her images?'" |
12"For the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and against Jerusalem; he will punish the speech that comes from that willful heart of Assyria's king and the haughty look in his eyes. | 12"For the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and against Jerusalem; he will punish the speech that comes from that willful heart of Assyria's king and the haughty look in his eyes. |
13He keeps bragging: 'I've done it by the strength of my hand, and by my wisdom, because I'm so clever. I removed the boundaries of peoples, and plundered their treasures; like a bull I brought down those who sat on thrones. | 13He keeps bragging: 'I've done it by the strength of my hand, and by my wisdom, because I'm so clever. I removed the boundaries of peoples, and plundered their treasures; like a bull I brought down those who sat on thrones. |
14My hand has found, as if in a nest, the wealth of the people; and as one gathers eggs that have been abandoned, so I have gathered all the inhabitants of the earth. Nothing moved a wing, opened its mouth, or chirped.' | 14My hand has found, as if in a nest, the wealth of the people; and as one gathers eggs that have been abandoned, so I have gathered all the inhabitants of the earth. Nothing moved a wing, opened its mouth, or chirped.' |
15"Does the ax exalt itself over the one who swings it? Or does the saw magnify itself in opposition to the one who wields it? As if a rod were to wield those who lift it, or as if a club were to brandish the one who is not wood! | 15"Does the ax exalt itself over the one who swings it? Or does the saw magnify itself in opposition to the one who wields it? As if a rod were to wield those who lift it, or as if a club were to brandish the one who is not wood! |
16Therefore, the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will send a wasting disease among Assyria's sturdy warriors, and under its glory a conflagration will be kindled, like a blazing bonfire. | 16Therefore, the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will send a wasting disease among Assyria's sturdy warriors, and under its glory a conflagration will be kindled, like a blazing bonfire. |
17"The light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame, and it will burn and consume Assyria's thorns and briers in a single day. | 17"The light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame, and it will burn and consume Assyria's thorns and briers in a single day. |
18The splendor of its forest and its fruitful land the LORD will destroy— both soul and body— and Assyria will be as when a dying man wastes away. | 18The splendor of its forest and its fruitful land the LORD will destroy— both soul and body— and Assyria will be as when a dying man wastes away. |
19What survives of the trees in his forest will be so few that a child can count them." | 19What survives of the trees in his forest will be so few that a child can count them." |
20At that time, the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer rely on the one who struck them down, but will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. | 20At that time, the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer rely on the one who struck them down, but will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. |
21A remnant will return—a remnant of Jacob—to the Mighty God. | 21A remnant will return—a remnant of Jacob—to the Mighty God. |
22For even if your people of Israel number as many as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Overwhelming, righteous destruction is decreed, | 22For even if your people of Israel number as many as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Overwhelming, righteous destruction is decreed, |
23because the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will bring about destruction, as has been decreed, throughout the entire region. | 23because the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will bring about destruction, as has been decreed, throughout the entire region. |
24Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies says: "My people, you who live in Zion, don't be afraid of the Assyrians, of the rod that beats you, who lift up their club against you as the Egyptians did. | 24Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies says: "My people, you who live in Zion, don't be afraid of the Assyrians, of the rod that beats you, who lift up their club against you as the Egyptians did. |
25In just a little while, my fury will come to an end, and my anger then will be directed to their destruction. | 25In just a little while, my fury will come to an end, and my anger then will be directed to their destruction. |
26The LORD of the Heavenly Armies will brandish a whip against them, as when he struck Midian at the rock of Oreb; and as his staff was stretched out over the sea, so he will lift it up as he did in Egypt. | 26The LORD of the Heavenly Armies will brandish a whip against them, as when he struck Midian at the rock of Oreb; and as his staff was stretched out over the sea, so he will lift it up as he did in Egypt. |
27At that time, his burden will depart from your shoulder and his yoke from your neck. Indeed, the yoke will be broken, because you've become obese." | 27At that time, his burden will depart from your shoulder and his yoke from your neck. Indeed, the yoke will be broken, because you've become obese." |
28"The Assyrian commander has come upon Aiath and has passed through Migron; he stores his supplies at Michmash. | 28"The Assyrian commander has come upon Aiath and has passed through Migron; he stores his supplies at Michmash. |
29He has crossed over by the pass; his overnight lodging is at Geba. Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul has fled. | 29He has crossed over by the pass; his overnight lodging is at Geba. Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul has fled. |
30Cry aloud, you daughter of Gallim! Pay attention, Laish! Poor Anathoth! | 30Cry aloud, you daughter of Gallim! Pay attention, Laish! Poor Anathoth! |
31Marmenah is in flight; the inhabitants of Gebim take cover. | 31Marmenah is in flight; the inhabitants of Gebim take cover. |
32This very day he will halt at Nob; he will shake his fists at the mountain that is the Daughter of Zion, at Jerusalem's hill. | 32This very day he will halt at Nob; he will shake his fists at the mountain that is the Daughter of Zion, at Jerusalem's hill. |
33Behold, the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will lop off its boughs with terrifying power; the tallest in height will be cut down, and the lofty will be brought low. | 33Behold, the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will lop off its boughs with terrifying power; the tallest in height will be cut down, and the lofty will be brought low. |
34He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an ax, and Lebanon will fall by the Majestic One." | 34He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an ax, and Lebanon will fall by the Majestic One." |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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