¹¹ and I will cut off the cities of thy land, and will throw down all thy strongholds.

¹² For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low;

¹³ and upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

¹⁴ and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

¹⁵ and upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall,

¹⁶ and upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant imagery.

¹⁷ And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.

¹¹ Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until cities be waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land become utterly waste,

¹¹ and thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates;

¹⁴ Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces with her children.

⁹ that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.

⁶ Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.