Dual Panel1Woe<1945> to those who enact<2710> evil<205> statutes<2706> And to those who constantly record<3789> unjust<5999> decisions<5999>,
2So as to deprive<5186> the needy<1800> of justice<1779> And rob<1497> the poor<6041> of My people<5971> of their rights<4941>, So that widows<490> may be their spoil<7998> And that they may plunder<962> the orphans<3490>.
3Now what<4100> will you do<6213> in the day<3117> of punishment<6486>, And in the devastation<7724> which will come<935> from afar<4801>? To whom<4310> will you flee<5127> for help<5833>? And where<575> will you leave<5800> your wealth<3519>?
4Nothing<1115> remains but to crouch<3766> among<8478> the captives<616> Or fall<5307> among<8478> the slain<2026>. In spite of all<3605> this<384>, His anger<639> does not turn<7725> away<7725> And His hand<3027> is still<5750> stretched<5186> out.
5Woe<1945> to Assyria<804>, the rod<7626> of My anger<639> And the staff<4294> in whose hands<3027> is My indignation<2195>,
6I send<7971> it against a godless<2611> nation<1471> And commission<6680> it against<5921> the people<5971> of My fury<5678> To capture<7997> booty<7998> and to seize<962> plunder<957>, And to trample<4823> them down<4823> like mud<2563> in the streets<2351>.
7Yet it does not so<3651> intend<1819>, Nor<3808> does it plan<2803> so<3651> in its heart<3824>, But rather<3588> it is its purpose<3824> to destroy<8045> And to cut<3772> off<3772> many<3808><4592> nations<1471>.
8For it says<559>, "Are not my princes<8269> all<3164> kings<4428>?
9"Is not Calno<3641> like Carchemish<3751>, Or<518> Hamath<2574> like Arpad<774>, Or<518> Samaria<8111> like Damascus<1834>?
10"As my hand<3027> has reached<4672> to the kingdoms<4467> of the idols<457>, Whose graven<6456> images<6456> were greater than<4480> those of Jerusalem<3389> and Samaria<8111>,
11Shall I not do<6213> to Jerusalem<3389> and her images<6091> Just<3512> as I have done<6213> to Samaria<8111> and her idols<457>?"
12So it will be that when<3588> the Lord<136> has completed<1214> all<3605> His work<4639> on Mount<2022> Zion<6726> and on Jerusalem<3389>, He will say, "I will punish<6485> the fruit<6529> of the arrogant<1433> heart<3824> of the king<4428> of Assyria<804> and the pomp<8597> of his haughtiness<7312>."
13For he has said<559>, "By the power<3581> of my hand<3027> and by my wisdom<2451> I did<6213> this, For I have<995> understanding<995>; And I removed<5493> the boundaries<1367> of the peoples<5971> And plundered<8154> their treasures<6264>, And like a mighty<3524> man<47> I brought<3381> down<3381> their inhabitants<3427>,
14And my hand<3027> reached<4672> to the riches<2428> of the peoples<5971> like a nest<7064>, And as one gathers<622> abandoned<5800> eggs<1000>, I gathered<622> all<3605> the earth<776>; And there was not one that flapped<5074> its wing<3671> or opened<6475> its beak<6310> or chirped<6850>."
15Is the axe<1631> to boast<6286> itself over<5921> the one who chops<2672> with it? Is the saw<4883> to exalt<1431> itself over<5921> the one who wields<5130> it? That would be like a club<7626> wielding<5130> those who lift<7311> it, Or like a rod<4294> lifting<7311> him who is not wood<6086>.
16Therefore<3651> the Lord<136>, the GOD<3068> of hosts<6635>, will send<7971> a wasting<7332> disease<7332> among his stout<4924> warriors<4924>; And under<8478> his glory<3519> a fire<3350> will be kindled<3344> like a burning<3350> flame<784>.
17And the light<216> of Israel<3478> will become<1961> a fire<784> and his Holy<6918> One<6918> a flame<3852>, And it will burn<1197> and devour<398> his thorns<7898> and his briars<8068> in a single<259> day<3117>.
18And He will destroy<3615> the glory<3519> of his forest<3293> and of his fruitful<3759> garden<3759>, both<4480> soul<5315> and body<1320>, And it will be as when a sick<5263> man<5263> wastes<4549> away<4549>.
19And the rest<7605> of the trees<6086> of his forest<3293> will be so small in number<4557> That a child<5288> could write<3789> them down<3789>.
20Now in that day<3117> the remnant<7605> of Israel<3478>, and those of the house<1004> of Jacob<3290> who<6413> have escaped<6413>, will never<3808> again<3254> rely<8172> on the one who struck<5221> them, but will truly<571> rely<8172> on the LORD<3068>, the Holy<6918> One<6918> of Israel<3478>.
21A remnant<7605> will return<7725>, the remnant<7605> of Jacob<3290>, to the mighty<1368> God<410>.
22For though<518> your people<5971>, O Israel<3478>, may be like the sand<2344> of the sea<3220>, Only a remnant<7605> within them will return<7725>; A destruction<3631> is determined<2782>, overflowing<7857> with righteousness<6666>.
23For a complete<3617> destruction<3617>, one that is decreed<2782>, the Lord<136> GOD<3068> of hosts<6635> will execute<6213> in the midst<7130> of the whole<3605> land<776>.
24Therefore<3651> thus<3541> says<559> the Lord<136> GOD<3068> of hosts<6635>, "O My people<5971> who dwell<3427> in Zion<6726>, do not fear<3372> the Assyrian<804> who strikes<5221> you with the rod<7626> and lifts<5375> up his staff<4294> against<5921> you, the way<1870> Egypt<4714> did.
25"For in a very<4213> little<4592> while<5750> My indignation<2195> against you will be spent<3615> and My anger<639> will be directed to their destruction<8399>."
26The LORD<3068> of hosts<6635> will arouse<5782> a scourge<7752> against<5921> him like the slaughter<4347> of Midian<4080> at the rock<6697> of Oreb<6159>; and His staff<4294> will be over<5921> the sea<3220> and He will lift<5375> it up the way<1870> He did in Egypt<4714>.
27So it will be in that day<3117>, that his burden<5448> will be removed<5493> from your shoulders<7926> and his yoke<5923> from your neck<6677>, and the yoke<5923> will be broken<2254> because<4480><6440> of fatness<8081>.
28He has come<935> against<5921> Aiath<5857>, He has passed<5674> through Migron<4051>; At Michmash<4363> he deposited<6485> his baggage<3627>.
29They have gone<5674> through<5674> the pass<4569>, saying, "Geba<1387> will be our lodging<4411> place<4411>." Ramah<7414> is terrified<2729>, and Gibeah<1390> of Saul<7586> has fled<5127> away.
30Cry<6670> aloud<6670> with your voice<6963>, O daughter<1323> of Gallim<1554>! Pay<7181> attention<7181>, Laishah<3919> and wretched<6041> Anathoth<6068>!
31Madmenah<4088> has fled<5074>. The inhabitants<3427> of Gebim<1374> have sought<5756> refuge<5756>.
32Yet<5750> today<3117> he will halt<5975> at Nob<5011>; He shakes<5130> his fist<3027> at the mountain<2022> of the daughter<1004> of Zion<6726>, the hill<1389> of Jerusalem<3389>.
33Behold<2009>, the Lord<113>, the GOD<3068> of hosts<6635>, will lop<5586> off<5586> the boughs<6333> with a terrible<4637> crash<4637>; Those also who are tall<7311> in stature<6967> will be cut<1438> down<1438> And those who<1364> are lofty<1364> will be abased<8213>.
34He will cut<5362> down<5362> the thickets<5442> of the forest<3293> with an iron<1270> axe, And Lebanon<3844> will fall<5307> by the Mighty<117> One<117>.