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Woe to you, destroyer,
you who have not been destroyed!
Woe to you, betrayer,
you who have not been betrayed!
When you stop destroying,
you will be destroyed;
when you stop betraying,
you will be betrayed.
Woe to you, destroyer,
you who have not been destroyed!
Woe to you, betrayer,
you who have not been betrayed!
When you stop destroying,
you will be destroyed;
when you stop betraying,
you will be betrayed.
Lord, be gracious to us;
we long for you.
Be our strength every morning,
our salvation in time of distress.
we long for you.
Be our strength every morning,
our salvation in time of distress.
But LORD, be merciful to us,
for we have waited for you.
Be our strong arm each day
and our salvation in times of trouble.
for we have waited for you.
Be our strong arm each day
and our salvation in times of trouble.
At the uproar of your army, the peoples flee;
when you rise up, the nations scatter.
when you rise up, the nations scatter.
The enemy runs at the sound of your voice.
When you stand up, the nations flee!
When you stand up, the nations flee!
Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts;
like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.
like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.
Just as caterpillars and locusts strip the fields and vines,
so the fallen army of Assyria will be stripped!
so the fallen army of Assyria will be stripped!
The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high;
he will fill Zion with his justice and righteousness.
he will fill Zion with his justice and righteousness.
In that day he will be your sure foundation,
providing a rich store of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.
The fear of the LORD will be your treasure.
providing a rich store of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.
The fear of the LORD will be your treasure.
Look, their brave men cry aloud in the streets;
the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
But now your brave warriors weep in public.
Your ambassadors of peace cry in bitter disappointment.
Your ambassadors of peace cry in bitter disappointment.
The land dries up and wastes away,
Lebanon is ashamed and withers;
Sharon is like the Arabah,
and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.
Lebanon is ashamed and withers;
Sharon is like the Arabah,
and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.
The land of Israel wilts in mourning.
Lebanon withers with shame.
The plain of Sharon is now a wilderness.
Bashan and Carmel have been plundered.
Lebanon withers with shame.
The plain of Sharon is now a wilderness.
Bashan and Carmel have been plundered.
“Now will I arise,” says the Lord.
“Now will I be exalted;
now will I be lifted up.
“Now will I be exalted;
now will I be lifted up.
But the LORD says: “Now I will stand up.
Now I will show my power and might.
Now I will show my power and might.
You conceive chaff,
you give birth to straw;
your breath is a fire that consumes you.
you give birth to straw;
your breath is a fire that consumes you.
You Assyrians produce nothing but dry grass and stubble.
Your own breath will turn to fire and consume you.
Your own breath will turn to fire and consume you.
The peoples will be burned to ashes;
like cut thornbushes they will be set ablaze.”
like cut thornbushes they will be set ablaze.”
Your people will be burned up completely,
like thornbushes cut down and tossed in a fire.
like thornbushes cut down and tossed in a fire.
You who are far away, hear what I have done;
you who are near, acknowledge my power!
you who are near, acknowledge my power!
Listen to what I have done, you nations far away!
And you that are near, acknowledge my might!”
And you that are near, acknowledge my might!”
The sinners in Zion are terrified;
trembling grips the godless:
“Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?
Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”
trembling grips the godless:
“Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire?
Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”
The sinners in Jerusalem shake with fear.
Terror seizes the godless.
“Who can live with this devouring fire?” they cry.
“Who can survive this all-consuming fire?”
Terror seizes the godless.
“Who can live with this devouring fire?” they cry.
“Who can survive this all-consuming fire?”
Those who walk righteously
and speak what is right,
who reject gain from extortion
and keep their hands from accepting bribes,
who stop their ears against plots of murder
and shut their eyes against contemplating evil —
and speak what is right,
who reject gain from extortion
and keep their hands from accepting bribes,
who stop their ears against plots of murder
and shut their eyes against contemplating evil —
Those who are honest and fair,
who refuse to profit by fraud,
who stay far away from bribes,
who refuse to listen to those who plot murder,
who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong —
who refuse to profit by fraud,
who stay far away from bribes,
who refuse to listen to those who plot murder,
who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong —
they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,
whose refuge will be the mountain fortress.
Their bread will be supplied,
and water will not fail them.
whose refuge will be the mountain fortress.
Their bread will be supplied,
and water will not fail them.
these are the ones who will dwell on high.
The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress.
Food will be supplied to them,
and they will have water in abundance.
The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress.
Food will be supplied to them,
and they will have water in abundance.
Your eyes will see the king in his beauty
and view a land that stretches afar.
and view a land that stretches afar.
Your eyes will see the king in all his splendor,
and you will see a land that stretches into the distance.
and you will see a land that stretches into the distance.
In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:
“Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
Where is the officer in charge of the towers?”
“Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
Where is the officer in charge of the towers?”
You will think back to this time of terror, asking,
“Where are the Assyrian officers
who counted our towers?
Where are the bookkeepers
who recorded the plunder taken from our fallen city?”
“Where are the Assyrian officers
who counted our towers?
Where are the bookkeepers
who recorded the plunder taken from our fallen city?”
You will see those arrogant people no more,
people whose speech is obscure,
whose language is strange and incomprehensible.
people whose speech is obscure,
whose language is strange and incomprehensible.
You will no longer see these fierce, violent people
with their strange, unknown language.
with their strange, unknown language.
Look on Zion, the city of our festivals;
your eyes will see Jerusalem,
a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved;
its stakes will never be pulled up,
nor any of its ropes broken.
your eyes will see Jerusalem,
a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved;
its stakes will never be pulled up,
nor any of its ropes broken.
Instead, you will see Zion as a place of holy festivals.
You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure.
It will be like a tent whose ropes are taut
and whose stakes are firmly fixed.
You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure.
It will be like a tent whose ropes are taut
and whose stakes are firmly fixed.
There the Lord will be our Mighty One.
It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams.
No galley with oars will ride them,
no mighty ship will sail them.
It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams.
No galley with oars will ride them,
no mighty ship will sail them.
The LORD will be our Mighty One.
He will be like a wide river of protection
that no enemy can cross,
that no enemy ship can sail upon.
He will be like a wide river of protection
that no enemy can cross,
that no enemy ship can sail upon.
For the Lord is our judge,
the Lord is our lawgiver,
the Lord is our king;
it is he who will save us.
the Lord is our lawgiver,
the Lord is our king;
it is he who will save us.
For the LORD is our judge,
our lawgiver, and our king.
He will care for us and save us.
our lawgiver, and our king.
He will care for us and save us.
Your rigging hangs loose:
The mast is not held secure,
the sail is not spread.
Then an abundance of spoils will be divided
and even the lame will carry off plunder.
The mast is not held secure,
the sail is not spread.
Then an abundance of spoils will be divided
and even the lame will carry off plunder.
The enemies’ sails hang loose
on broken masts with useless tackle.
Their treasure will be divided by the people of God.
Even the lame will take their share!
on broken masts with useless tackle.
Their treasure will be divided by the people of God.
Even the lame will take their share!