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The Restoration of Jacob
For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will set them in their own land, and sojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob.
For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will set them in their own land, and sojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob.
Mercy on Jacob
For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob.
For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob.
Then people will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them for servants and maids in the land of the Lord; they will take them captive whose captives they were, and rule over their oppressors.
Israel’s Remnant Taunts Babylon
When the Lord has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve,
When the Lord has given you rest from your pain and turmoil and the hard service with which you were made to serve,
Fall of the King of Babylon
It shall come to pass in the day the Lord gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear and the hard bondage in which you were made to serve,
It shall come to pass in the day the Lord gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear and the hard bondage in which you were made to serve,
The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
the scepter of rulers,
the scepter of rulers,
The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
The scepter of the rulers;
The scepter of the rulers;
that struck the peoples in wrath
with unceasing blows,
that ruled the nations in anger
with unrelenting persecution.
with unceasing blows,
that ruled the nations in anger
with unrelenting persecution.
He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke,
He who ruled the nations in anger,
Is persecuted and no one hinders.
He who ruled the nations in anger,
Is persecuted and no one hinders.
The whole earth is at rest and quiet;
they break forth into singing.
they break forth into singing.
The whole earth is at rest and quiet;
They break forth into singing.
They break forth into singing.
The cypresses rejoice at you,
the cedars of Lebanon, saying,
‘Since you were laid low,
no woodcutter comes up against us.’
the cedars of Lebanon, saying,
‘Since you were laid low,
no woodcutter comes up against us.’
Sheol beneath is stirred up
to meet you when you come;
it rouses the shades to greet you,
all who were leaders of the earth;
it raises from their thrones
all who were kings of the nations.
to meet you when you come;
it rouses the shades to greet you,
all who were leaders of the earth;
it raises from their thrones
all who were kings of the nations.
All of them will answer
and say to you:
‘You too have become as weak as we!
You have become like us!’
and say to you:
‘You too have become as weak as we!
You have become like us!’
They all shall speak and say to you:
‘Have you also become as weak as we?
Have you become like us?
‘Have you also become as weak as we?
Have you become like us?
Your pomp is brought down to Sheol,
the sound of your harps;
maggots are laid as a bed beneath you,
and worms are your covers.
the sound of your harps;
maggots are laid as a bed beneath you,
and worms are your covers.
Your pomp is brought down to Sheol,
And the sound of your stringed instruments;
The maggot is spread under you,
And worms cover you.’
And the sound of your stringed instruments;
The maggot is spread under you,
And worms cover you.’
“How you are fallen from heaven,
O Day Star, son of Dawn!
How you are cut down to the ground,
you who laid the nations low!
O Day Star, son of Dawn!
How you are cut down to the ground,
you who laid the nations low!
For you have said in your heart:
‘I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On the farthest sides of the north;
‘I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
On the farthest sides of the north;
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.’
I will make myself like the Most High.’
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.’
I will be like the Most High.’
But you are brought down to Sheol,
to the far reaches of the pit.
to the far reaches of the pit.
Those who see you will stare at you
and ponder over you:
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
who shook kingdoms,
and ponder over you:
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
who shook kingdoms,
“Those who see you will gaze at you,
And consider you, saying:
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,
And consider you, saying:
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,
who made the world like a desert
and overthrew its cities,
who did not let his prisoners go home?’
and overthrew its cities,
who did not let his prisoners go home?’
“All the kings of the nations,
All of them, sleep in glory,
Everyone in his own house;
All of them, sleep in glory,
Everyone in his own house;
but you are cast out, away from your grave,
like a loathed branch,
clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword,
who go down to the stones of the pit,
like a dead body trampled underfoot.
like a loathed branch,
clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword,
who go down to the stones of the pit,
like a dead body trampled underfoot.
You will not be joined with them in burial,
because you have destroyed your land,
you have slain your people.
“May the offspring of evildoers
nevermore be named!
because you have destroyed your land,
you have slain your people.
“May the offspring of evildoers
nevermore be named!
You will not be joined with them in burial,
Because you have destroyed your land
And slain your people.
The brood of evildoers shall never be named.
Because you have destroyed your land
And slain your people.
The brood of evildoers shall never be named.
Prepare slaughter for his sons
because of the guilt of their fathers,
lest they rise and possess the earth,
and fill the face of the world with cities.”
because of the guilt of their fathers,
lest they rise and possess the earth,
and fill the face of the world with cities.”
Prepare slaughter for his children
Because of the iniquity of their fathers,
Lest they rise up and possess the land,
And fill the face of the world with cities.”
Because of the iniquity of their fathers,
Lest they rise up and possess the land,
And fill the face of the world with cities.”
“I will rise up against them,” declares the Lord of hosts, “and will cut off from Babylon name and remnant, descendants and posterity,” declares the Lord.
Babylon Destroyed
“For I will rise up against them,” says the Lord of hosts,
“And cut off from Babylon the name and remnant,
And offspring and posterity,” says the Lord.
“For I will rise up against them,” says the Lord of hosts,
“And cut off from Babylon the name and remnant,
And offspring and posterity,” says the Lord.
“I will also make it a possession for the porcupine,
And marshes of muddy water;
I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the Lord of hosts.
And marshes of muddy water;
I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the Lord of hosts.
An Oracle Concerning Assyria
The Lord of hosts has sworn:
“As I have planned,
so shall it be,
and as I have purposed,
so shall it stand,
The Lord of hosts has sworn:
“As I have planned,
so shall it be,
and as I have purposed,
so shall it stand,
Assyria Destroyed
The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying,
“Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass,
And as I have purposed, so it shall stand:
The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying,
“Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass,
And as I have purposed, so it shall stand:
that I will break the Assyrian in my land,
and on my mountains trample him underfoot;
and his yoke shall depart from them,
and his burden from their shoulder.”
and on my mountains trample him underfoot;
and his yoke shall depart from them,
and his burden from their shoulder.”
That I will break the Assyrian in My land,
And on My mountains tread him underfoot.
Then his yoke shall be removed from them,
And his burden removed from their shoulders.
And on My mountains tread him underfoot.
Then his yoke shall be removed from them,
And his burden removed from their shoulders.
This is the purpose that is purposed
concerning the whole earth,
and this is the hand that is stretched out
over all the nations.
concerning the whole earth,
and this is the hand that is stretched out
over all the nations.
This is the purpose that is purposed against the whole earth,
And this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.
And this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.
For the Lord of hosts has purposed,
and who will annul it?
His hand is stretched out,
and who will turn it back?
and who will annul it?
His hand is stretched out,
and who will turn it back?
For the Lord of hosts has purposed,
And who will annul it?
His hand is stretched out,
And who will turn it back?”
And who will annul it?
His hand is stretched out,
And who will turn it back?”
An Oracle Concerning Philistia
In the year that King Ahaz died came this oracle:
In the year that King Ahaz died came this oracle:
Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you,
that the rod that struck you is broken,
for from the serpent’s root will come forth an adder,
and its fruit will be a flying fiery serpent.
that the rod that struck you is broken,
for from the serpent’s root will come forth an adder,
and its fruit will be a flying fiery serpent.
“Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia,
Because the rod that struck you is broken;
For out of the serpent’s roots will come forth a viper,
And its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent.
Because the rod that struck you is broken;
For out of the serpent’s roots will come forth a viper,
And its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent.
And the firstborn of the poor will graze,
and the needy lie down in safety;
but I will kill your root with famine,
and your remnant it will slay.
and the needy lie down in safety;
but I will kill your root with famine,
and your remnant it will slay.
The firstborn of the poor will feed,
And the needy will lie down in safety;
I will kill your roots with famine,
And it will slay your remnant.
And the needy will lie down in safety;
I will kill your roots with famine,
And it will slay your remnant.
Wail, O gate; cry out, O city;
melt in fear, O Philistia, all of you!
For smoke comes out of the north,
and there is no straggler in his ranks.
melt in fear, O Philistia, all of you!
For smoke comes out of the north,
and there is no straggler in his ranks.