¹⁰ See, the day; see, it is coming: the crowning time has gone out; the twisted way is flowering, pride has put out buds.

⁵ Ho! Assyrian, the rod of my wrath, the instrument of my punishment!

⁶ But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.

³ When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child; and they will not be able to get away from it.

³⁷ Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give worship and praise and honour to the King of heaven; for all his works are true and his ways are right: and those who go in pride he is able to make low.

¹³ ...

¹⁰ It has been made sharp to give death; it is polished so that it may be like a thunder-flame: ...

¹⁴ And fire has gone out from her rod, causing the destruction of her branches, so that there is no strong rod in her to be the ruler's rod of authority. This is a song of grief, and it was for a song of grief.

⁶ An end has come, the end has come; see, it is coming on you.

¹ Ho! crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim, and the dead flower of his glory which is on the head of those who are overcome by strong drink!

¹⁸ Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.

³ In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

³² Then I will send punishment on them for their sin; my rod will be the reward of their evil-doing.

⁸ Now on the day after, Moses went into the Tent of witness; and he saw that Aaron's rod, the rod of the house of Levi, had put out buds, and was covered with buds and flowers and fruit.