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the Lord takes vengeance
and is fierce in
The Lord takes vengeance against His foes;
He is furious with His enemies.
a stronghold in a day of distress;
He cares for those who take refuge
the Lord will never leave the guilty unpunished.
His path is in the whirlwind and storm,
and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
and He makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel wither;
even the flower of Lebanon withers.
and the hills melt;
the earth trembles
the world and all who live in it.
Who can endure His burning anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire,
even rocks are shattered before Him.
with an overwhelming flood,
and He will chase His enemies into darkness.
He will bring it to complete destruction;
oppression will not rise up a second time.
like entangled thorns,
like the drink of a drunkard
and like straw that is fully dry.
who plots evil against Yahweh,
and is a wicked counselor.
the feet of one bringing good news
and proclaiming peace!
Celebrate your festivals, Judah;
fulfill your vows.
For the wicked one will never again
march through you;
he will be entirely wiped out.
This is what the Lord says:
they will still be mowed down,
and he
Though I have afflicted you,
I will afflict you no longer.
The Lord has issued an order concerning you:
to carry on your name.
I will eliminate the carved idol and cast image
from the house of your gods;
I will prepare your grave,
for you are contemptible.
the attractive mistress of sorcery,
who betrays nations by her prostitution
and clans by her witchcraft,
the valiant men are dressed in scarlet.
The fittings of the chariot flash like fire
on the day of its battle preparations,
and the spears are brandished.
This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.
I will lift your skirts over your face
and display your nakedness to nations,
your shame to kingdoms.
and treat you with contempt;
I will make a spectacle of you.
“Nineveh is devastated;
who will show sympathy to her?”
Where can I find anyone to comfort you?
they rush around in the plazas.
They look like torches;
they dart back and forth like lightning.
that sat along the Nile
with water surrounding her,
whose rampart was the sea,
the river
Put and Libya were among her
and the palace erodes away.
totally deceitful,
full of plunder,
never without prey.
from her first days,
but they are fleeing.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
but no one turns back.
they stumble as they advance.
They race to its wall;
the protective shield is set in place.
she went into captivity.
Her children were also dashed to pieces
at the head of every street.
They cast lots for her dignitaries,
and all her nobles were bound in chains.
Man the fortifications!
Watch the road!
Brace
Summon all your strength!
Hearts melt,
knees tremble,
loins shake,
every face grows pale!
you will hide yourself.
You also will seek refuge from the enemy.
she is carried away;
her ladies-in-waiting moan
like the sound of doves,
and beat their breasts.
There is no end to the treasure,
an abundance of every precious thing.
your wound is severe.
All who hear the news about you
will clap their hands because of you,
for who has not experienced
your constant cruelty?
and strangled prey for its lionesses.
It filled up its dens with the kill,
and its lairs with mauled prey.
or the feeding ground of the young lions,
where the lion and lioness prowled,
and the lion’s cub,
with nothing to frighten them away?
yes,
though ravagers have ravaged them
and ruined their vine branches.
the gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies.
Fire will devour the bars of your gates.
the sword will cut you down.
It will devour you like the young locust.
Multiply yourselves like the young locust,
multiply like the swarming locust!
with figs that ripened first;
when shaken, they fall—
right into the mouth of the eater!
flashing sword,
shining spear;
heaps of slain,
mounds of corpses,
dead bodies without end
they stumble over their dead.
more numerous than the stars of the sky.
The young locust strips
and flies away.
This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.
I will make your chariots go up in smoke
and the sword will devour your young lions.
I will cut off your prey from the earth,
and the sound of your messengers
will never be heard again.
your officers sleep.
Your people are scattered across the mountains
with no one to gather them together.
and your scribes like clouds of locusts,
which settle on the walls on a cold day;
when the sun rises, they take off,
and no one knows where they are.
strengthen your fortresses.
Step into the clay and tread the mortar;
take hold of the brick-mold!
and rumble of the wheel,
galloping horse
and jolting chariot!
The oracle concerning Nineveh.