^{1 Ref} Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness;

^{2 Ref} to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

^{3 Ref} And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

^{4 Ref} They shall only bow down under the prisoners, and shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

^{5 Ref} Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!

^{6 Ref} I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

^{7 Ref} Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.

^{8 Ref} For he saith, Are not my princes all of them kings?

^{9 Ref} Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?

^{10 Ref} As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

^{11 Ref} shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?

^{12 Ref} Wherefore it shall come to pass, that, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.

^{13 Ref} For he hath said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and like a valiant man I have brought down them that sit `on thrones':

^{14 Ref} and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.

^{15 Ref} Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? as if a rod should wield them that lift it up, `or' as if a staff should lift up `him that is' not wood.

^{16 Ref} Therefore will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory there shall be kindled a burning like the burning of fire.

^{17 Ref} And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.

^{18 Ref} And he will consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and it shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth.

^{19 Ref} And the remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child may write them.

^{20 Ref} And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and they that are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again lean upon him that smote them, but shall lean upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

^{21 Ref} A remnant shall return, `even' the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.

^{22 Ref} For though thy people, Israel, be as the sand of the sea, `only' a remnant of them shall return: a destruction `is' determined, overflowing with righteousness.

^{23 Ref} For a full end, and that determined, will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, make in the midst of all the earth.

^{24 Ref} Therefore thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian, though he smite thee with the rod, and lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.

^{25 Ref} For yet a very little while, and the indignation `against thee' shall be accomplished, and mine anger `shall be directed' to his destruction.

^{26 Ref} And Jehovah of hosts will stir up against him a scourge, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and his rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up after the manner of Egypt.

^{27 Ref} And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall depart from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed by reason of fatness.

^{28 Ref} He is come to Aiath, he is passed through Migron; at Michmash he layeth up his baggage;

^{29 Ref} they are gone over the pass; they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah trembleth; Gibeah of Saul is fled.

^{30 Ref} Cry aloud with thy voice, O daughter of Gallim! hearken, O Laishah! O thou poor Anathoth!

^{31 Ref} Madmenah is a fugitive; the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.

^{32 Ref} This very day shall he halt at Nob: he shaketh his hand at the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

^{33 Ref} Behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, will lop the boughs with terror: and the high of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be brought low.

^{34 Ref} And he will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

^{1 Ref} Wo `to' those decreeing decrees of iniquity, And writers who have prescribed perverseness.

^{2 Ref} To turn aside from judgment the poor, And to take violently away the judgment Of the afflicted of My people, That widows may be their prey, That the fatherless they may spoil.

^{3 Ref} And what do ye at a day of inspection? And at desolation? -- from afar it cometh. Near whom do ye flee for help? And where do ye leave your honour?

^{4 Ref} Without Me it hath bowed down In the place of a bound one, And in the place of the slain they fall. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

^{5 Ref} Wo `to' Asshur, a rod of Mine anger, And a staff in their hand `is' Mine indignation.

^{6 Ref} Against a profane nation I send him, And concerning a people of My wrath I charge him, To spoil spoil, and to seize prey, And to make it a treading-place as the clay of out places.

^{7 Ref} And he -- he thinketh not so, And his heart reckoneth not so, For -- to destroy `is' in his heart, And to cut off nations not a few.

^{8 Ref} For he saith, `Are not my princes altogether kings?

^{9 Ref} Is not Calno as Carchemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as Damascus?

^{10 Ref} As my hand hath got to the kingdoms of a worthless thing, and their graven images, `Greater' than Jerusalem and than Samaria,

^{11 Ref} Do I not -- as I have done to Samaria, And to her worthless things, So do to Jerusalem and to her grievous things?

^{12 Ref} And it hath come to pass, When the Lord doth fulfil all His work In mount Zion and in Jerusalem, I see concerning the fruit of the greatness Of the heart of the king of Asshur. And concerning the glory of the height of his eyes.

^{13 Ref} For he hath said, `By the power of my hand I have wrought, And by my wisdom, for I have been intelligent, And I remove borders of the peoples, And their chief ones I have spoiled, And I put down as a mighty one the inhabitants,

^{14 Ref} And my hand as to a nest Getteth to the wealth of the peoples, And as a gathering of forsaken eggs All the earth I -- I have gathered, And there hath not been one moving wing, Or opening mouth, or whispering.'

^{15 Ref} -- Doth the axe glorify itself Against him who is hewing with it? Doth the saw magnify itself Against him who is shaking it? As a rod waving those lifting it up! As a staff lifting up that which is not wood!

^{16 Ref} Therefore doth the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, Send among his fat ones leanness, And under his honour He kindleth a burning As the burning of a fire.

^{17 Ref} And the light of Israel hath been for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame, And it hath burned, and devoured his thorn And his brier in one day.

^{18 Ref} And the honour of his forest, and his fruitful field, From soul even unto flesh He doth consume, And it hath been as the fainting of a standard-bearer.

^{19 Ref} And the rest of the trees of his forest `are' few, And a youth doth write them.

^{20 Ref} And it hath come to pass, in that day, The remnant of Israel, And the escaped of the house of Jacob, Do not add any more to lean on its smiter, And have leant on Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel, in truth.

^{21 Ref} A remnant returneth -- a remnant of Jacob, Unto the Mighty God.

^{22 Ref} For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, A remnant doth return of it, A consumption determined, Overflowing `with' righteousness.

^{23 Ref} For a consumption that is determined, The Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is making in the midst of all the land.

^{24 Ref} Therefore, thus said the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, `Be not afraid, my people, inhabiting Zion, because of Asshur, With a rod he doth smite thee, And his staff lifteth up against thee, in the way of Egypt.

^{25 Ref} For yet a very little, And the indignation hath been completed, And Mine anger by their wearing out.

^{26 Ref} And awaking for him is Jehovah of Hosts, A scourge like the smiting of Midian at the rock Oreb, And his rod `is' over the sea, And he hath lifted it in the way of Egypt.

^{27 Ref} And it hath come to pass, in that day, Turned is his burden from off thy shoulder, And his yoke from off thy neck, And destroyed hath been the yoke, because of prosperity.

^{28 Ref} He hath come in against Aiath, He hath passed over into Migron, At Michmash he looketh after his vessels.

^{29 Ref} They have gone over the passage, Geba they have made a lodging place, Trembled hath Rama, Gibeah of Saul fled.

^{30 Ref} Cry aloud `with' thy voice, daughter of Gallim, Give attention, Laish! answer her, Anathoth.

^{31 Ref} Fled away hath Madmenah, The inhabitants of the high places have hardened themselves.

^{32 Ref} Yet to-day in Nob to remain, Wave its hand doth the mount of the daughter of Zion, The hill of Jerusalem.

^{33 Ref} Lo, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is lopping a branch with violence, And the high of stature are cut down, And the lofty are become low,

^{34 Ref} And He hath gone round the thickets of the forest with iron, And Lebanon by a mighty one falleth!

^{1 Ref} Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write perverseness;

^{2 Ref} to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

^{3 Ref} What will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will you flee for help? and where will you leave your glory?

^{4 Ref} They shall only bow down under the prisoners, and shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

^{5 Ref} Ho Assyrian, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my indignation!

^{6 Ref} I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

^{7 Ref} However he doesn't mean so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off not a few nations.

^{8 Ref} For he says, Aren't my princes all of them kings?

^{9 Ref} Isn't Calno as Carchemish? Isn't Hamath as Arpad? Isn't Samaria as Damascus?

^{10 Ref} As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, whose engraved images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

^{11 Ref} shall I not, as I have done to Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?

^{12 Ref} Therefore it shall happen that, when the Lord has performed his whole work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.

^{13 Ref} For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and like a valiant man I have brought down those who sit [on thrones]:

^{14 Ref} and my hand has found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathers eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.

^{15 Ref} Shall the axe boast itself against him who hews therewith? Shall the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? as if a rod should wield those who lift it up, [or] as if a staff should lift up [him who is] not wood.

^{16 Ref} Therefore will the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory there shall be kindled a burning like the burning of fire.

^{17 Ref} The light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.

^{18 Ref} He will consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and it shall be as when a standard-bearer faints.

^{19 Ref} The remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child may write them.

^{20 Ref} It shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and those who are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again lean on him who struck them, but shall lean on Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

^{21 Ref} A remnant shall return, [even] the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God.

^{22 Ref} For though your people, Israel, be as the sand of the sea, [only] a remnant of them shall return: a destruction [is] determined, overflowing with righteousness.

^{23 Ref} For a full end, and that determined, will the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, make in the midst of all the earth.

^{24 Ref} Therefore thus says the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, my people who dwell in Zion, don't be afraid of the Assyrian, though he strike you with the rod, and lift up his staff against you, after the manner of Egypt.

^{25 Ref} For yet a very little while, and the indignation [against you] shall be accomplished, and my anger [shall be directed] to his destruction.

^{26 Ref} Yahweh of Hosts will stir up against him a scourge, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and his rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up after the manner of Egypt.

^{27 Ref} It shall happen in that day, that his burden shall depart from off your shoulder, and his yoke from off your neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed by reason of fatness.

^{28 Ref} He is come to Aiath, he is passed through Migron; at Michmash he lays up his baggage;

^{29 Ref} they are gone over the pass; they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul is fled.

^{30 Ref} Cry aloud with your voice, daughter of Gallim! listen, Laishah! You poor Anathoth!

^{31 Ref} Madmenah is a fugitive; the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.

^{32 Ref} This very day shall he halt at Nob: he shakes his hand at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

^{33 Ref} Behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, will lop the boughs with terror: and the high of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be brought low.

^{34 Ref} He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.