1 GLT Woe, who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, and trust in chariots that{ are} many and in horsemen that{ are} very countless, but they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, and Yahweh they do not seek! BSB BSB: Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
2 GLT But he, too,{ is} wise, and he will bring harm and will not retract his words. And he will arise against the evil house and against the helpers of sin- doers. BSB BSB: Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.
3 GLT And Egypt{ is} a man and not God, and their horses flesh and not spirit. And Yahweh will reach out his hand, and the helper will stumble, and the helped will fall, and together all of them will perish. BSB BSB: But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.
4 GLT For thus says Yahweh to me,“As a lion growls, or a young lion over its prey, when a group of shepherds is called out against it, it is not afraid at their voice, and does not cower at their clamor— thus Yahweh of hosts will descend to muster on Mount Zion and on its hill. BSB BSB: For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.
5 GLT Like birds flying, so Yahweh of hosts will guard over Jerusalem; protecting and rescuing, sparing and preserving.” BSB BSB: Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”
6 GLT Return to whom you have deeply turned away{ from}, sons of Israel. BSB BSB: Return to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.
7 GLT For on that day a man will reject his idols of silver and his idols of gold which your hands have made for yourselves{ as} sin. BSB BSB: For on that day, every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made.
8 GLT “And Assyria will fall by a sword not of man, and a sword not of mankind will consume him. And he will flee from the face of the sword and his young men will be for forced labor. BSB BSB: “Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.
9 GLT And his rock will pass away at the terror, and his princes will be afraid at the banner”— the declaration of Yahweh, who has fire in Zion, and has a furnace in Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
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