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¹ For at the voice of the LORD the Assyrians will be terrified, When He strikes [them] with the rod.

² And every blow of the rod of punishment, Which the LORD will lay on them, Will be to the music of Israel's tambourines and lyres; And in battles, brandishing weapons, He will fight Assyria.

³ For[9] Topheth [in Hinnom] has long been ready; Indeed, it has been prepared for the [Assyrian] king. He has made it deep and wide, A pit of fire with plenty of wood; The breath of the LORD, like a river of brimstone (blazing sulfur), kindles and fans it.

⁴ Woe (judgment is coming) to those who go down to Egypt for help, Who rely on horses And trust in chariots because they are many, And in horsemen because they are very strong, But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek and consult the LORD!

⁵ Yet He is also wise and will bring disaster, And does not retract His words, But will arise against the house of evildoers And against the helpers of those who do evil.

⁶ Now the Egyptians are men and not God, And their horses are flesh and not spirit; And the LORD will stretch out His hand, And he (Egypt) who helps will stumble, And he (Judah) who is helped will fall, And all of them will perish together.

⁷ For so the LORD says to me, "As the lion or the young lion growls over his prey, And though a large group of shepherds is called out against him He will not be terrified at their voice nor cringe at their noise, So the LORD of hosts will come down to wage war on Mount Zion and on its hill."

⁸ Like flying birds, so will the LORD of hosts protect Jerusalem; He will protect and save it, He will pass over and rescue it.

⁹ Return to Him from whom you have so deeply defected, O sons of Israel.

¹⁰ For in that day every man will reject and throw away his idols of silver and his idols of gold [in disgust], which your own hands have sinfully made for you.

¹¹ Then the Assyrian will fall by a sword not of man, And a sword not of man will devour him. And he will flee from the sword [of God], And his young men will become forced labor.

¹² "His rock [his stronghold] will pass away because of panic, And his princes will be terrified at the [sight of the battle] standard," Declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

¹³ Behold, a[1] King will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice.

¹⁴ Each [one of them] will be like a hiding place from the wind And a shelter from the storm, Like streams of water in a dry land, Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched and weary land [to those who turn to them].

¹⁵ Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded, And the ears of those who hear will listen attentively.

¹⁶ The heart (mind) of those who act impulsively will discern the truth, And the tongue of the stammerers will hurry to speak clearly.

¹⁷ The fool (the good-for-nothing) will no longer be called noble, Nor the rogue said to be generous.

¹⁸ For the fool speaks nonsense, And his heart (mind) plans wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error concerning the LORD, To keep the craving of the hungry unsatisfied And to deprive the thirsty of drink.

¹⁹ As for the rogue, his weapons are evil; He conceives wicked plans To ruin the poor with lies, Even when the plea of the needy one is just and right.

²⁰ But the noble man conceives noble and magnificent things; And he stands by what is noble and magnificent.

²¹ Rise up, you women who are carefree, And hear my voice, You confident and unsuspecting daughters! Listen to what I am saying.

²² In little more than a year You will tremble [with anxiety], you unsuspecting and complacent women; For the vintage has ended, And the harvest will not come.

²³ Tremble, you women who are carefree; Tremble with fear, you complacent ones! Strip, undress and wear sackcloth on your waist [in grief],

²⁴ Beat your breasts [in mourning] for the beautiful fields, for the fruitful vine,

²⁵ For the land of my people growing over with thorns and briars— Yes, [mourn] for all the houses of joy in the joyous city.

²⁶ For the palace has been abandoned, the populated city deserted; The hill [of the city] and the watchtower have become caves [for wild animals] forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,

²⁷ Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is valued as a forest.

²⁸ Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness will live in the fertile field.

²⁹ And the effect of righteousness will be peace, And the result of righteousness will be quietness and confident trust forever.

³⁰ Then my people will live in a peaceful surrounding, And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places.

³¹ But it will hail, when the forest comes down, And the [capital] city will fall in utter humiliation.

³² Blessed (happy, fortunate) are you who cast your seed upon all waters [[2] when the river overflows its banks and irrigates the land], You who allow the ox and the donkey to roam freely.

³³ Woe (judgment is coming) to you, O destroyer, You who were not destroyed, And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed; As soon as you stop dealing treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you.

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1	For at the voice of the LORD the Assyrians will be terrified, When He strikes [them] with the rod.
2	And every blow of the rod of punishment, Which the LORD will lay on them, Will be to the music of Israel's tambourines and lyres; And in battles, brandishing weapons, He will fight Assyria.
3	For[9] Topheth [in Hinnom] has long been ready; Indeed, it has been prepared for the [Assyrian] king. He has made it deep and wide, A pit of fire with plenty of wood; The breath of the LORD, like a river of brimstone (blazing sulfur), kindles and fans it.
4	Woe (judgment is coming) to those who go down to Egypt for help, Who rely on horses And trust in chariots because they are many, And in horsemen because they are very strong, But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek and consult the LORD!
5	Yet He is also wise and will bring disaster, And does not retract His words, But will arise against the house of evildoers And against the helpers of those who do evil.
6	Now the Egyptians are men and not God, And their horses are flesh and not spirit; And the LORD will stretch out His hand, And he (Egypt) who helps will stumble, And he (Judah) who is helped will fall, And all of them will perish together.
7	For so the LORD says to me, "As the lion or the young lion growls over his prey, And though a large group of shepherds is called out against him He will not be terrified at their voice nor cringe at their noise, So the LORD of hosts will come down to wage war on Mount Zion and on its hill."
8	Like flying birds, so will the LORD of hosts protect Jerusalem; He will protect and save it, He will pass over and rescue it.
9	Return to Him from whom you have so deeply defected, O sons of Israel.
10	For in that day every man will reject and throw away his idols of silver and his idols of gold [in disgust], which your own hands have sinfully made for you.
11	Then the Assyrian will fall by a sword not of man, And a sword not of man will devour him. And he will flee from the sword [of God], And his young men will become forced labor.
12	"His rock [his stronghold] will pass away because of panic, And his princes will be terrified at the [sight of the battle] standard," Declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
13	Behold, a[1] King will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice.
14	Each [one of them] will be like a hiding place from the wind And a shelter from the storm, Like streams of water in a dry land, Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched and weary land [to those who turn to them].
15	Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded, And the ears of those who hear will listen attentively.
16	The heart (mind) of those who act impulsively will discern the truth, And the tongue of the stammerers will hurry to speak clearly.
17	The fool (the good-for-nothing) will no longer be called noble, Nor the rogue said to be generous.
18	For the fool speaks nonsense, And his heart (mind) plans wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error concerning the LORD, To keep the craving of the hungry unsatisfied And to deprive the thirsty of drink.
19	As for the rogue, his weapons are evil; He conceives wicked plans To ruin the poor with lies, Even when the plea of the needy one is just and right.
20	But the noble man conceives noble and magnificent things; And he stands by what is noble and magnificent.
21	Rise up, you women who are carefree, And hear my voice, You confident and unsuspecting daughters! Listen to what I am saying.
22	In little more than a year You will tremble [with anxiety], you unsuspecting and complacent women; For the vintage has ended, And the harvest will not come.
23	Tremble, you women who are carefree; Tremble with fear, you complacent ones! Strip, undress and wear sackcloth on your waist [in grief],
24	Beat your breasts [in mourning] for the beautiful fields, for the fruitful vine,
25	For the land of my people growing over with thorns and briars— Yes, [mourn] for all the houses of joy in the joyous city.
26	For the palace has been abandoned, the populated city deserted; The hill [of the city] and the watchtower have become caves [for wild animals] forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,
27	Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is valued as a forest.
28	Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness will live in the fertile field.
29	And the effect of righteousness will be peace, And the result of righteousness will be quietness and confident trust forever.
30	Then my people will live in a peaceful surrounding, And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places.
31	But it will hail, when the forest comes down, And the [capital] city will fall in utter humiliation.
32	Blessed (happy, fortunate) are you who cast your seed upon all waters [[2] when the river overflows its banks and irrigates the land], You who allow the ox and the donkey to roam freely.
33	Woe (judgment is coming) to you, O destroyer, You who were not destroyed, And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed; As soon as you stop dealing treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you.

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