1 GLT Now come together in battle ranks, daughter of soldiers! A siege has been set up against us! With a rod they strike the judge of Israel on the cheek. BSB BSB: Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.
3 GLT Therefore God will give them up, until the time when she who is in labor bears a child, and the rest of his brothers return to the people of Israel. BSB BSB: Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel.
4 GLT He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of Yahweh, in the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God. They will remain, for then he will be great to the ends of the earth. BSB BSB: He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
5 GLT For this shall be the peace— when the Assyrians come into our land, and when they march against our fortresses, then we will raise against them seven shepherds and eight leaders over men. BSB BSB: And He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.
6 GLT They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in its entrances. He will rescue us from the Assyrians, when they come into our land, when they march inside our borders. BSB BSB: And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.
7 GLT The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples, like dew from Yahweh, like showers on the grass, that do not wait for a man, and they do not wait for the children of mankind. BSB BSB: Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.
8 GLT The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, among many peoples, like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep. When he goes through them, he will trample over them and tear them to pieces, and there will be no one to save them. BSB BSB: Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.
9 GLT Your hand will be lifted against your enemies, and it will destroy them. BSB BSB: Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.
10 GLT “It will happen in that day”— this is Yahweh’ s declaration—“that I will destroy your horses from among you and will demolish your chariots. BSB BSB: “In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots.
11 GLT I will destroy the cities in your land and throw down all your strongholds. BSB BSB: I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.
12 GLT I will destroy the witchcraft in your hand, and you will no longer have any diviners. BSB BSB: I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers.
13 GLT I will destroy your carved figures and your stone pillars from among you. You will no longer worship the workmanship of your hands. BSB BSB: I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.
14 GLT I will uproot your Asherah poles from among you, and I will destroy your cities. BSB BSB: I will root out the Asherah poles from your midst and demolish your cities.
15 GLT I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath on the nations that have not listened.” BSB BSB: I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.”