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The Lord will have compassion on Jacob;
once again he will choose Israel
and will settle them in their own land.
Foreigners will join them
and unite with the descendants of Jacob.
once again he will choose Israel
and will settle them in their own land.
Foreigners will join them
and unite with the descendants of Jacob.
A Taunt for Babylon’s King
But the LORD will have mercy on the descendants of Jacob. He will choose Israel as his special people once again. He will bring them back to settle once again in their own land. And people from many different nations will come and join them there and unite with the people of Israel.a
But the LORD will have mercy on the descendants of Jacob. He will choose Israel as his special people once again. He will bring them back to settle once again in their own land. And people from many different nations will come and join them there and unite with the people of Israel.a
Nations will take them
and bring them to their own place.
And Israel will take possession of the nations
and make them male and female servants in the Lord’s land.
They will make captives of their captors
and rule over their oppressors.
and bring them to their own place.
And Israel will take possession of the nations
and make them male and female servants in the Lord’s land.
They will make captives of their captors
and rule over their oppressors.
The nations of the world will help the people of Israel to return, and those who come to live in the LORD’s land will serve them. Those who captured Israel will themselves be captured, and Israel will rule over its enemies.
On the day the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and turmoil and from the harsh labor forced on you,
In that wonderful day when the LORD gives his people rest from sorrow and fear, from slavery and chains,
The Lord has broken the rod of the wicked,
the scepter of the rulers,
the scepter of the rulers,
For the LORD has crushed your wicked power
and broken your evil rule.
and broken your evil rule.
which in anger struck down peoples
with unceasing blows,
and in fury subdued nations
with relentless aggression.
with unceasing blows,
and in fury subdued nations
with relentless aggression.
You struck the people with endless blows of rage
and held the nations in your angry grip
with unrelenting tyranny.
and held the nations in your angry grip
with unrelenting tyranny.
All the lands are at rest and at peace;
they break into singing.
they break into singing.
But finally the earth is at rest and quiet.
Now it can sing again!
Now it can sing again!
Even the junipers and the cedars of Lebanon
gloat over you and say,
“Now that you have been laid low,
no one comes to cut us down.”
gloat over you and say,
“Now that you have been laid low,
no one comes to cut us down.”
Even the trees of the forest —
the cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon —
sing out this joyous song:
‘Since you have been cut down,
no one will come now to cut us down!’
the cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon —
sing out this joyous song:
‘Since you have been cut down,
no one will come now to cut us down!’
The realm of the dead below is all astir
to meet you at your coming;
it rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you —
all those who were leaders in the world;
it makes them rise from their thrones —
all those who were kings over the nations.
to meet you at your coming;
it rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you —
all those who were leaders in the world;
it makes them rise from their thrones —
all those who were kings over the nations.
They will all respond,
they will say to you,
“You also have become weak, as we are;
you have become like us.”
they will say to you,
“You also have become weak, as we are;
you have become like us.”
With one voice they all cry out,
‘Now you are as weak as we are!
‘Now you are as weak as we are!
All your pomp has been brought down to the grave,
along with the noise of your harps;
maggots are spread out beneath you
and worms cover you.
along with the noise of your harps;
maggots are spread out beneath you
and worms cover you.
How you have fallen from heaven,
morning star, son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
you who once laid low the nations!
morning star, son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
you who once laid low the nations!
“How you are fallen from heaven,
O shining star, son of the morning!
You have been thrown down to the earth,
you who destroyed the nations of the world.
O shining star, son of the morning!
You have been thrown down to the earth,
you who destroyed the nations of the world.
I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.”
I will make myself like the Most High.”
I will climb to the highest heavens
and be like the Most High.’
and be like the Most High.’
But you are brought down to the realm of the dead,
to the depths of the pit.
to the depths of the pit.
Instead, you will be brought down to the place of the dead,
down to its lowest depths.
down to its lowest depths.
Those who see you stare at you,
they ponder your fate:
“Is this the man who shook the earth
and made kingdoms tremble,
they ponder your fate:
“Is this the man who shook the earth
and made kingdoms tremble,
Everyone there will stare at you and ask,
‘Can this be the one who shook the earth
and made the kingdoms of the world tremble?
‘Can this be the one who shook the earth
and made the kingdoms of the world tremble?
the man who made the world a wilderness,
who overthrew its cities
and would not let his captives go home?”
who overthrew its cities
and would not let his captives go home?”
Is this the one who destroyed the world
and made it into a wasteland?
Is this the king who demolished the world’s greatest cities
and had no mercy on his prisoners?’
and made it into a wasteland?
Is this the king who demolished the world’s greatest cities
and had no mercy on his prisoners?’
All the kings of the nations lie in state,
each in his own tomb.
each in his own tomb.
“The kings of the nations lie in stately glory,
each in his own tomb,
each in his own tomb,
But you are cast out of your tomb
like a rejected branch;
you are covered with the slain,
with those pierced by the sword,
those who descend to the stones of the pit.
Like a corpse trampled underfoot,
like a rejected branch;
you are covered with the slain,
with those pierced by the sword,
those who descend to the stones of the pit.
Like a corpse trampled underfoot,
but you will be thrown out of your grave
like a worthless branch.
Like a corpse trampled underfoot,
you will be dumped into a mass grave
with those killed in battle.
You will descend to the pit.
like a worthless branch.
Like a corpse trampled underfoot,
you will be dumped into a mass grave
with those killed in battle.
You will descend to the pit.
you will not join them in burial,
for you have destroyed your land
and killed your people.
Let the offspring of the wicked
never be mentioned again.
for you have destroyed your land
and killed your people.
Let the offspring of the wicked
never be mentioned again.
You will not be given a proper burial,
for you have destroyed your nation
and slaughtered your people.
The descendants of such an evil person
will never again receive honor.
for you have destroyed your nation
and slaughtered your people.
The descendants of such an evil person
will never again receive honor.
Prepare a place to slaughter his children
for the sins of their ancestors;
they are not to rise to inherit the land
and cover the earth with their cities.
for the sins of their ancestors;
they are not to rise to inherit the land
and cover the earth with their cities.
Kill this man’s children!
Let them die because of their father’s sins!
They must not rise and conquer the earth,
filling the world with their cities.”
Let them die because of their father’s sins!
They must not rise and conquer the earth,
filling the world with their cities.”
“I will rise up against them,”
declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will wipe out Babylon’s name and survivors,
her offspring and descendants,”
declares the Lord.
declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will wipe out Babylon’s name and survivors,
her offspring and descendants,”
declares the Lord.
This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:
“I, myself, have risen against Babylon!
I will destroy its children and its children’s children,”
says the LORD.
“I, myself, have risen against Babylon!
I will destroy its children and its children’s children,”
says the LORD.
“I will turn her into a place for owls
and into swampland;
I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,”
declares the Lord Almighty.
and into swampland;
I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,”
declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will make Babylon a desolate place of owls,
filled with swamps and marshes.
I will sweep the land with the broom of destruction.
I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”
filled with swamps and marshes.
I will sweep the land with the broom of destruction.
I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”
The Lord Almighty has sworn,
“Surely, as I have planned, so it will be,
and as I have purposed, so it will happen.
“Surely, as I have planned, so it will be,
and as I have purposed, so it will happen.
A Message about Assyria
The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has sworn this oath:
“It will all happen as I have planned.
It will be as I have decided.
I will crush the Assyrian in my land;
on my mountains I will trample him down.
His yoke will be taken from my people,
and his burden removed from their shoulders.”
on my mountains I will trample him down.
His yoke will be taken from my people,
and his burden removed from their shoulders.”
I will break the Assyrians when they are in Israel;
I will trample them on my mountains.
My people will no longer be their slaves
nor bow down under their heavy loads.
I will trample them on my mountains.
My people will no longer be their slaves
nor bow down under their heavy loads.
This is the plan determined for the whole world;
this is the hand stretched out over all nations.
this is the hand stretched out over all nations.
I have a plan for the whole earth,
a hand of judgment upon all the nations.
a hand of judgment upon all the nations.
For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him?
His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?
His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?
The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has spoken —
who can change his plans?
When his hand is raised,
who can stop him?”
who can change his plans?
When his hand is raised,
who can stop him?”
A Prophecy Against the Philistines
This prophecy came in the year King Ahaz died:
This prophecy came in the year King Ahaz died:
Do not rejoice, all you Philistines,
that the rod that struck you is broken;
from the root of that snake will spring up a viper,
its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.
that the rod that struck you is broken;
from the root of that snake will spring up a viper,
its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.
Do not rejoice, you Philistines,
that the rod that struck you is broken —
that the king who attacked you is dead.
For from that snake a more poisonous snake will be born,
a fiery serpent to destroy you!
that the rod that struck you is broken —
that the king who attacked you is dead.
For from that snake a more poisonous snake will be born,
a fiery serpent to destroy you!
The poorest of the poor will find pasture,
and the needy will lie down in safety.
But your root I will destroy by famine;
it will slay your survivors.
and the needy will lie down in safety.
But your root I will destroy by famine;
it will slay your survivors.
I will feed the poor in my pasture;
the needy will lie down in peace.
But as for you, I will wipe you out with famine
and destroy the few who remain.
the needy will lie down in peace.
But as for you, I will wipe you out with famine
and destroy the few who remain.
Wail, you gate! Howl, you city!
Melt away, all you Philistines!
A cloud of smoke comes from the north,
and there is not a straggler in its ranks.
Melt away, all you Philistines!
A cloud of smoke comes from the north,
and there is not a straggler in its ranks.
Wail at the gates! Weep in the cities!
Melt with fear, you Philistines!
A powerful army comes like smoke from the north.
Each soldier rushes forward eager to fight.
Melt with fear, you Philistines!
A powerful army comes like smoke from the north.
Each soldier rushes forward eager to fight.