1
Woe to those who
enact evil statutes And to those who constantly
record unjust decisions,
l'm'[ ~yib.T;k.m.W !,w'a -yeq.qix ~yiq.q{x;h yw{h ? .WbeTiK
2
So as to
deprive the
needy of
justice And
rob the
poor of My
people of their
rights, So that
widows may be their
spoil And that they may
plunder the
orphans.
yeYin][ j;P.vim l{z.gil.w ~yiL;D !yiDim tw{J;h.l ? ~yimw{t.y -t,a.w ~'l'l.v tw{n'm.l;a tw{y.hil yiM;[ ? .WZ{b'y
3
Now
what will you
do in the
day of
punishment, And in the
devastation which will
come from
afar? To
whom will you
flee for
help? And
where will you
leave your
wealth?
q'x.r,Mim h'aw{v.l.W h'DUq.P ~w{y.l .Wf][;T -h;m.W ? .Wb.z;[;t h'n'a.w h'r.z,[.l .Ws.Wn'T yim -l;[ aw{b'T ? ~,k.dw{b.K
4
Nothing remains but to
crouch among the
captives Or
fall among the
slain. In spite of
all this, His
anger does not
turn away And His
hand is
still stretched out.
.Wl{PIy ~yig.Wr]h t;x;t.w ryiS;a t;x;T [;r'k yiT.liB ? h'y.Wj.n w{d'y dw{[.w w{P;a b'v -a{l ta{z -l'k.B
5
Woe to
Assyria, the
rod of My
anger And the
staff in whose
hands is My
indignation,
~'d'y.b a.Wh -h,J;m.W yiP;a j,bev r.WV;a yw{h ? yim.[;z
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I
send it against a
godless nation And
commission it
against the
people of My
fury To
capture booty and to
seize plunder, And to
trample them
down like
mud in the
streets.
.WN/W;c]a yit'r.b,[ ~;[ -l;[.w .WN,x.L;v]a @en'x yw{g.B ? r,m{x.K s'm.rim w{myif.l.W z;B z{b'l.w l'l'v l{l.vil ? tw{c.Wx
7
Yet it does not
so intend,
Nor does it
plan so in its
heart, But
rather it is its
purpose to
destroy And to
cut off many * nations.
b{v.x;y !ek -a{l w{b'b.l.W h,M;d.y !ek -a{l a.Wh.w ? a{l ~Iyw{G tyir.k;h.l.W w{b'b.liB dyim.v;h.l yiK ? j'[.m
8
For it
says, "Are not my
princes all kings?
~yik'l.m w'D.x;y y;r'f a{l]h r;ma{y yiK
9
"Is not
Calno like
Carchemish,
Or Hamath like
Arpad,
Or Samaria like
Damascus?
t'm]x d;P.r;a.k a{l -mia w{n.l;K vyim.K.r;k.K a{l]h ? !w{r.m{v q,f,M;d.k a{l -mia
10
"As my
hand has
reached to the
kingdoms of the
idols, Whose
graven images were greater
than those of
Jerusalem and
Samaria,
~,hyelyis.p.W lyil/a'h t{k.l.m;m.l yid'y h'a.c'm r,v]a;K ? !w{r.m{Vim.W ~i;l'v.Wryim
11
Shall I not
do to
Jerusalem and her
images Just as I have
done to
Samaria and her
idols?"
'hy,lyil/a,l.w !w{r.m{v.l yityif'[ r,v]a;K a{l]h ? 'hy,B;c][;l.w ~i;l'v.Wryil h,f/[,a !eK
12
So it will be that
when the
Lord has
completed all His
work on
Mount Zion and on
Jerusalem, He will say, "I will
punish the
fruit of the
arrogant heart of the
king of
Assyria and the
pomp of his
haughtiness."
.Whef][;m -l'K -t,a y'n{d]a [;C;b.y -yiK h'y'h.w ? l,d{g -yir.P -l;[ d{q.p,a ~i'l'v.Wryib.W !w{Yic r;h.B ? wy'nye[ ~.Wr t,r,a.piT -l;[.w r.WV;a -.k,l,m b;b.l
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For he has
said, "By the
power of my
hand and by my
wisdom I
did this, For I
have understanding; And I
removed the
boundaries of the
peoples And
plundered their
treasures, And like a
mighty man I
brought down their
inhabitants,
yiK yit'm.k'x.b.W yityif'[ yid'y ;x{k.B r;m'a yiK ? ~,hyet{dyit][;w ~yiM;[ t{l.Wb.G ryis'a.w yitw{nUb.n ? ~yib.vw{y ryiBa;K dyirw{a.w yitefw{v
14
And my
hand reached to the
riches of the
peoples like a
nest, And as one
gathers abandoned eggs, I
gathered all the
earth; And there was not one that
flapped its
wing or
opened its
beak or
chirped."
@{s/a,k.w ~yiM;['h lyex.l yid'y !eQ;k a'c.miT;w ? yiT.p's'a yin]a #,r'a'h -l'K tw{bUz][ ~yicyeB ? @ec.p;c.m.W h,p h,c{p.W @'n'K ded{n h'y'h a{l.w
15
Is the
axe to
boast itself
over the one who
chops with it? Is the
saw to
exalt itself
over the one who
wields it? That would be like a
club wielding those who
lift it, Or like a
rod lifting him who is not
wood.
leD;G.tIy -mia w{B bec{x;h l;[ !,z.r;G;h rea'P.tIy]h ? wy'myir.m -t,a.w j,bev @yin'h.K w{pyin.m -l;[ rw{F;M;h ? #e[ -a{l h,J;m ~yir'h.K
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Therefore the
Lord, the
GOD of
hosts, will
send a
wasting disease among his
stout warriors; And
under his
glory a
fire will be
kindled like a
burning flame.
wy'N;m.vim.B tw{a'b.c h'wh.y !w{d'a'h x;L;v.y !ek'l ? vea dw{qyiK d{q.y d;qey w{d{b.K t;x;t.w !w{z'r
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And the
light of
Israel will
become a
fire and his
Holy One a
flame, And it will
burn and
devour his
thorns and his
briars in a
single day.
h'b'h,l.l w{vw{d.q.W vea.l lea'r.fIy -rw{a h'y'h.w ? d'x,a ~w{y.B w{ryim.v.W w{tyiv h'l.k'a.w h'r]['b.W
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And He will
destroy the
glory of his
forest and of his
fruitful garden,
both soul and
body, And it will be as when a
sick man wastes away.
r'f'B -d;[.w v,p,Nim w{Lim.r;k.w w{r.[;y dw{b.k.W ? ses{n s{s.miK h'y'h.w h,L;k.y
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And the
rest of the
trees of his
forest will be so small in
number That a
child could
write them
down.
~eb.T.kIy r;[;n.w .Wy.hIy r'P.sim w{r.[;y #e[ r'a.v.W
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Now in that
day the
remnant of
Israel, and those of the
house of
Jacob who have
escaped, will
never again rely on the one who
struck them, but will
truly rely on the
LORD, the
Holy One of
Israel.
r'a.v dw{[ @yisw{y -a{l a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B h'y'h.w ? .WheK;m -l;[ !e['Vih.l b{q][;y -tyeB t;jyel.p.W lea'r.fIy ? t,m/a,B lea'r.fIy vw{d.q h'wh.y -l;[ !;[.vin.w
21
A
remnant will
return, the
remnant of
Jacob, to the
mighty God.
rw{BiG lea -l,a b{q][;y r'a.v b.Wv'y r'a.v
22
For
though your
people, O
Israel, may be like the
sand of the
sea, Only a
remnant within them will
return; A
destruction is
determined,
overflowing with
righteousness.
~'Y;h lw{x.K lea'r.fIy '$.M;[ h,y.hIy -mia yiK ? h'q'd.c @ejw{v #.Wr'x !w{y'LiK w{B b.Wv'y r'a.v
23
For a
complete destruction, one that is
decreed, the
Lord GOD of
hosts will
execute in the
midst of the
whole land.
h,f{[ tw{a'b.c hiwh.y y'n{d]a h'c'r/x,n.w h'l'k yiK ? #,r'a'h -l'K b,r,q.B
24
Therefore thus says the
Lord GOD of
hosts, "O My
people who
dwell in
Zion, do not
fear the
Assyrian who
strikes you with the
rod and
lifts up his
staff against you, the
way Egypt did.
a'ryiT -l;a tw{a'b.c hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a -h{K !ek'l ? .WheJ;m.W h'K,K;y j,beV;B r.WV;aem !w{Yic bev{y yiM;[ ? ~Iy'r.cim .$,r,d.B '$y,l'[ -a'FIy
25
"For in a
very little while My
indignation against you will be
spent and My
anger will be directed to their
destruction."
yiP;a.w ~;[;z h'l'k.w r'[.zim j;[.m dw{[ -yiK ? ~'tyil.b;T -l;[
26
The
LORD of
hosts will
arouse a
scourge against him like the
slaughter of
Midian at the
rock of
Oreb; and His
staff will be
over the
sea and He will
lift it up the
way He did in
Egypt.
t;K;m.K jw{v tw{a'b.c h'wh.y wy'l'[ rerw{[.w ? w{a'f.n.W ~'Y;h -l;[ .WheJ;m.W berw{[ r.Wc.B !'y.dim ? ~Iy'r.cim .$,r,d.B
27
So it will be in that
day, that his
burden will be
removed from your
shoulders and his
yoke from your
neck, and the
yoke will be
broken because * of
fatness.
'$,m.kiv l;[em w{l\BUs r.Ws'y a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B h'y'h.w ? !,m'v -yen.Pim l{[ l;BUx.w '$,ra\W;c l;[em w{LU[.w
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He has
come against Aiath, He has
passed through
Migron; At
Michmash he
deposited his
baggage.
dyiq.p;y f'm.kim.l !w{r.gim.B r;b'[ t;Y;[ -l;[ a'B ? wy'leK
29
They have
gone through the
pass, saying,
"Geba will be our
lodging place."
Ramah is
terrified, and
Gibeah of
Saul has
fled away.
h'm'r'h h'd.r'x .Wn'l !w{l'm [;b,G h'r'B.[;m .Wr.b'[ ? h's'n l.Wa'v t;[.biG
30
Cry aloud with your
voice, O
daughter of
Gallim!
Pay attention,
Laishah and
wretched Anathoth!
h'v.y;l yibyiv.q;h ~yiL;G -t;B .$elw{q yil]h;c ? tw{t'n][ h'Yin][
31
Madmenah has
fled. The
inhabitants of
Gebim have
sought refuge.
.Wzyi[eh ~yibeG;h yeb.v{y h'nem.d;m h'd.d'n
32
Yet today he will
halt at
Nob; He
shakes his
fist at the
mountain of the
daughter of
Zion, the
hill of
Jerusalem.
tyeB r;h w{d'y @ep{n.y d{m][;l b{n.B ~w{Y;h dw{[ ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y t;[.biG
33
Behold, the
Lord, the
GOD of
hosts, will
lop off the
boughs with a
terrible crash; Those also who are
tall in
stature will be
cut down And those
who are
lofty will be
abased.
h'raUP @e['s.m tw{a'b.c h'wh.y !w{d'a'h heNih ? ~yih{b.G;h.w ~yi[.Wd.G h'mw{Q;h yem'r.w h'c'r][;m.B ? .Wl'P.vIy
34
He will
cut down the
thickets of the
forest with an
iron axe, And
Lebanon will
fall by the
Mighty One.
ryiD;a.B !w{n'b.L;h.w l,z.r;B;B r;[;Y;h yek.bis @;Qin.w ? lw{PIy