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SEPTEMBER 9
16 For the leaders of this people cause 5 “Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger
them to err, And the staff in whose hand is My
And those who are led by them are indignation.
destroyed. 6 I will send him against an ungodly
17 Therefore the Lord will have no joy in nation,
their young men, And against the people of My wrath
Nor have mercy on their fatherless and I will give him charge,
widows; To seize the spoil, to take the prey,
For everyone is a hypocrite and an And to tread them down like the mire
evildoer, of the streets.
And every mouth speaks folly. 7 Yet he does not mean so,
Nor does his heart think so;
For all this His anger is not turned But it is in his heart to destroy,
away,
And cut off not a few nations.
But His hand is stretched out still. 8 For he says,
18 For wickedness burns as the fire; ‘Are not my princes altogether kings?
It shall devour the briers and thorns, 9 Is not Calno like Carchemish?
And kindle in the thickets of the forest; Is not Hamath like Arpad?
They shall mount up like rising smoke. Is not Samaria like Damascus?
19 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts 10 As my hand has found the kingdoms of
The land is burned up, the idols,
And the people shall be as fuel for the Whose carved images excelled those
fire; of Jerusalem and Samaria,
No man shall spare his brother. 11 As I have done to Samaria and her
20 And he shall snatch on the right hand idols,
And be hungry; Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her
He shall devour on the left hand idols?’ ”
And not be satisfied; 12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the
Every man shall eat the flesh of his Lord has performed all His work on Mount
own arm. Zion and on Jerusalem, that He will say, “I will
21 Manasseh shall devour Ephraim, and punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king
Ephraim Manasseh; of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks.”
Together they shall be against Judah. 13 For he says:
For all this His anger is not turned away, “By the strength of my hand I have
But His hand is stretched out still. done it,
10 “Woe to those who decree And by my wisdom, for I am prudent;
Also I have removed the boundaries of
unrighteous decrees,
Who write misfortune, the people,
Which they have prescribed And have robbed their treasuries;
2 So I have put down the inhabitants like
To rob the needy of justice, a valiant man.
And to take what is right from the poor 14 My hand has found like a nest the
of My people,
riches of the people,
That widows may be their prey, And as one gathers eggs that are left,
And that they may rob the fatherless.
What will you do in the day of And there was no one who moved his
3 I have gathered all the earth;
punishment, wing,
And in the desolation which will come Nor opened his mouth with even a
from afar? peep.”
To whom will you flee for help?
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And where will you leave your glory? Shall the ax boast itself against him
Without Me they shall bow down
4 who chops with it?
among the prisoners, Or shall the saw exalt itself against him
And they shall fall among the slain.” who saws with it?
As if a rod could wield itself against
For all this His anger is not turned those who lift it up,
away, Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were
But His hand is stretched out still. not wood!
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