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Woe to Tyrants
Woe unto them that decree iniquitous decrees, and to the writers that prescribe oppression,
Woe unto them that decree iniquitous decrees, and to the writers that prescribe oppression,
Assyria Is God’s Instrument
Woe to those who enact evil statutes
And to those who constantly record unjust decisions,
Woe to those who enact evil statutes
And to those who constantly record unjust decisions,
to turn away the poor from judgment, and to take away the right from the afflicted of my people; that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
So as to deprive the needy of justice
And rob the poor of My people of their rights,
So that widows may be their spoil
And that they may plunder the orphans.
And rob the poor of My people of their rights,
So that widows may be their spoil
And that they may plunder the orphans.
And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the sudden destruction [which] shall come from far? To whom will ye flee for help, and where will ye leave your glory?
Now what will you do in the day of punishment,
And in the devastation which will come from afar?
To whom will you flee for help?
And where will you leave your wealth?
And in the devastation which will come from afar?
To whom will you flee for help?
And where will you leave your wealth?
They can but crouch under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.
Nothing remains but to crouch among the captives
Or fall among the slain.
In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.
Or fall among the slain.
In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.
Judgment on Assyria
Ah! the Assyrian! the rod of mine anger! and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
Ah! the Assyrian! the rod of mine anger! and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger
And the staff in whose hands is My indignation,
And the staff in whose hands is My indignation,
I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge; to take the spoil, and to seize the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
I send it against a godless nation
And commission it against the people of My fury
To capture booty and to seize plunder,
And to trample them down like mud in the streets.
And commission it against the people of My fury
To capture booty and to seize plunder,
And to trample them down like mud in the streets.
But he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; for it is in his heart to extirpate and cut off nations not a few.
Yet it does not so intend,
Nor does it plan so in its heart,
But rather it is its purpose to destroy
And to cut off many nations.
Nor does it plan so in its heart,
But rather it is its purpose to destroy
And to cut off many nations.
Is not Calno as Karkemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as Damascus?
“Is not Calno like Carchemish,
Or Hamath like Arpad,
Or Samaria like Damascus?
Or Hamath like Arpad,
Or Samaria like Damascus?
As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, -- and their graven images exceeded those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
“As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols,
Whose graven images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
Whose graven images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria,
shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria And her idols, so do to Jerusalem And her images?
Shall I not do to Jerusalem and her images
Just as I have done to Samaria and her idols?”
Just as I have done to Samaria and her idols?”
And it shall come to pass, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and upon Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stoutness of heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
So it will be that when the Lord has completed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the pomp of his haughtiness.”
For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done [it], and by my wisdom, for I am intelligent; and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and, like a valiant man, I have brought down them that sit [on thrones];
For he has said,
“By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this,
For I have understanding;
And I removed the boundaries of the peoples
And plundered their treasures,
And like a mighty man I brought down their inhabitants,
“By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this,
For I have understanding;
And I removed the boundaries of the peoples
And plundered their treasures,
And like a mighty man I brought down their inhabitants,
and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples, and as one gathereth forsaken eggs, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or chirped.
And my hand reached to the riches of the peoples like a nest,
And as one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth;
And there was not one that flapped its wing or opened its beak or chirped.”
And as one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth;
And there was not one that flapped its wing or opened its beak or chirped.”
-- Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? As if the rod should wield them that lift it up; as if the staff should lift up [him who is] not wood!
Is the axe to boast itself over the one who chops with it?
Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it?
That would be like a club wielding those who lift it,
Or like a rod lifting him who is not wood.
Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it?
That would be like a club wielding those who lift it,
Or like a rod lifting him who is not wood.
Therefore shall the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness, and under his glory he shall kindle a burning, like the burning of a fire:
Therefore the Lord, the GOD of hosts, will send a wasting disease among his stout warriors;
And under his glory a fire will be kindled like a burning flame.
And under his glory a fire will be kindled like a burning flame.
and the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briars in one day,
And the light of Israel will become a fire and his Holy One a flame,
And it will burn and devour his thorns and his briars in a single day.
And it will burn and devour his thorns and his briars in a single day.
and it shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body; and they shall be as when a sick man fainteth.
And He will destroy the glory of his forest and of his fruitful garden, both soul and body,
And it will be as when a sick man wastes away.
And it will be as when a sick man wastes away.
And the remainder of the trees of his forest shall be few: yea, a child might write them.
And the rest of the trees of his forest will be so small in number
That a child could write them down.
That a child could write them down.
A Remnant of Israel Shall Return
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the remnant of Israel and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob shall no more again rely upon him that smote them; but they shall rely upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the remnant of Israel and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob shall no more again rely upon him that smote them; but they shall rely upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
A Remnant Will Return
Now in that day the remnant of Israel, and those of the house of Jacob who have escaped, will never again rely on the one who struck them, but will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
The remnant shall return, the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.
A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God.
For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, [only] a remnant of them shall return: the consumption determined shall overflow in righteousness.
For though your people, O Israel, may be like the sand of the sea,
Only a remnant within them will return;
A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.
Only a remnant within them will return;
A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.
For a consumption, and [one] determined, will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, accomplish in the midst of all the land.
For a complete destruction, one that is decreed, the Lord GOD of hosts will execute in the midst of the whole land.
Therefore thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts: O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian; he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt:
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD of hosts, “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear the Assyrian who strikes you with the rod and lifts up his staff against you, the way Egypt did.
for yet a very little while, and the indignation shall be accomplished, and mine anger, in their destruction.
“For in a very little while My indignation against you will be spent and My anger will be directed to their destruction.”
And Jehovah of hosts will stir up a scourge against him, according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; and his rod [shall be] upon the sea, and he will lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
The LORD of hosts will arouse a scourge against him like the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; and His staff will be over the sea and He will lift it up the way He did in Egypt.
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck; and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. ...
So it will be in that day, that his burden will be removed from your shoulders and his yoke from your neck, and the yoke will be broken because of fatness.
He is come to Aiath, he hath passed through Migron; at Michmash he layeth up his baggage.
He has come against Aiath,
He has passed through Migron;
At Michmash he deposited his baggage.
He has passed through Migron;
At Michmash he deposited his baggage.
They are gone through the pass; they make their lodging at Geba: Ramah trembleth, Gibeah of Saul is fled.
They have gone through the pass, saying,
“Geba will be our lodging place.”
Ramah is terrified, and Gibeah of Saul has fled away.
“Geba will be our lodging place.”
Ramah is terrified, and Gibeah of Saul has fled away.
Lift up thy voice, daughter of Gallim! Hearken, O Laish! -- Poor Anathoth!
Cry aloud with your voice, O daughter of Gallim!
Pay attention, Laishah and wretched Anathoth!
Pay attention, Laishah and wretched Anathoth!
Madmenah is fugitive; the inhabitants of Gebim take to flight.
Madmenah has fled.
The inhabitants of Gebim have sought refuge.
The inhabitants of Gebim have sought refuge.
Still a day of halting at Nob; he shaketh his hand [against] the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. ...
Yet today he will halt at Nob;
He shakes his fist at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
He shakes his fist at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
Behold the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, shall lop the boughs with violence; and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be brought low;
Behold, the Lord, the GOD of hosts, will lop off the boughs with a terrible crash;
Those also who are tall in stature will be cut down
And those who are lofty will be abased.
Those also who are tall in stature will be cut down
And those who are lofty will be abased.