Restoration for Israel 1 UEB Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob; he will again choose Israel and restore them into their own land. Foreigners will join with them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob. BSB BSB: For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.
2 UEB The nations will bring them to their own place. Then the house of Israel will take them in the land of Yahweh as male and female servants. They will take captive those who had captured them, and they will rule over their oppressors. BSB BSB: The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.
The Fall of the King of Babylon 3 UEB On the day that Yahweh gives you rest from your suffering and anguish, and from the hard labor which you were required to perform, BSB BSB: On the day that the LORD gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced,
4 UEB you will sing this taunt song against the king of Babylon, "How the oppressor has come to an end, the proud fury ended! BSB BSB: you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
5 UEB Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of those rulers, BSB BSB: The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.
6 UEB that struck the peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, that ruled the nations in anger, with an attack that was unrestrained. BSB BSB: It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.
7 UEB The whole earth is at rest and is quiet; they begin celebrating with singing. BSB BSB: All the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song.
8 UEB Even the cypress trees rejoice over you with the cedars of Lebanon; they say, 'Since you are laid low, no woodcutter comes up to cut us down.' BSB BSB: Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”
9 UEB Sheol below is eager to meet you when you go there. It arouses the dead for you, all the kings of the earth, making them rise up from their thrones, all the kings of the nations. BSB BSB: Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
10 UEB They all will speak and say to you, 'You have become as weak as us. You have become like us. BSB BSB: They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”
11 UEB Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol with the sound of your string instruments. Maggots are spread under you, and worms cover you.' BSB BSB: Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.
12 UEB How you are fallen from heaven, daystar, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who conquered the nations! BSB BSB: How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations.
13 UEB You had said in your heart, 'I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. BSB BSB: You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.
14 UEB I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High God.' BSB BSB: I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”
15 UEB Yet you are now brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the pit. BSB BSB: But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.
16 UEB Those who see you will gaze at you and they will pay attention to you. They will say, 'Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms, BSB BSB: Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble,
17 UEB who made the world like a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and did not let his prisoners go home?' BSB BSB: who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?”
18 UEB All the kings of the nations, all of them lie down in honor, each one in his own tomb. BSB BSB: All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.
19 UEB But you are cast out of your grave like a branch thrown away. The dead cover you like a garment, those pierced by the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit. BSB BSB: But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.
20 UEB You will not join them in burial, because you have destroyed your land and killed your people. The offspring of evildoers will never be mentioned again." BSB BSB: You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned.
21 UEB Prepare your slaughter for his children, for the iniquity of their ancestors, so they will not rise up and possess the earth and fill the whole world with cities. BSB BSB: Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the iniquities of their forefathers. They will never rise up to possess a land or cover the earth with their cities.
22 UEB "I will rise up against them"—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. "I will cut off from Babylon name, descendant, and posterity"—this is Yahweh's declaration. BSB BSB: “I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD.
23 UEB "I will also make her into a possession of owls, and into pools of water, and I will sweep her with the broom of destruction"—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. BSB BSB: “I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
God’s Purpose against Assyria 24 UEB Yahweh of hosts has sworn, "Surely, as I have intended, so it will come about; and as I have purposed, so it will be: BSB BSB: The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.
25 UEB I will break the Assyrian in my land, and on my mountains trample him underfoot. Then his yoke will be lifted from off them and his burden from off their shoulder." Then his yoke will be lifted from off them and his burden from off their shoulder." BSB BSB: I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.”
26 UEB This is the plan that is intended for the whole earth, and this is the hand that is raised over all the nations. BSB BSB: This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations.
27 UEB For Yahweh of hosts has planned this; who will stop him? His hand is raised, and who will turn it back? BSB BSB: The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?
Philistia Will Be Destroyed 28 UEB In the year that king Ahaz died this declaration came: BSB BSB: In the year that King Ahaz died, this burden was received:
29 UEB Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For out of the serpent's root will grow out an adder, and his offspring will be a fiery flying serpent. BSB BSB: Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.
30 UEB The firstborn of the poor will graze their sheep in my pastures, and the needy will lie down in safety. I will kill your root with famine that will put to death all your survivors. BSB BSB: Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain.
31 UEB Howl, gate; cry, city; all of you will melt away, Philistia. For out of the north comes a cloud of smoke, and there is no straggler in his ranks. BSB BSB: Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.
32 UEB How will they respond to the messengers of that nation? "Yahweh has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people will find refuge." BSB BSB: What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
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