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Israel’s Taunt

1 When° the LORD° will ahave° compassion° on Jacob° and again° bchoose° Israel°, and settle° them in their own land°, then cstrangers° will join° them and attach° themselves to the house° of Jacob°. 2 The peoples° will take° them along and bring° them to their place°, and the ahouse° of Israel° will possess° them as an inheritance° in the land° of the LORD° bas male° servants° and female° servants°°; and Ithey will take° their captors° captive° and will rule° over their oppressors°.

[1] aPs 102:13; Is 49:13, 15; 54:7, 8 bIs 41:8, 9; 44:1; 49:7; Zc 1:17; 2:12 cIs 56:3, 6; Ep 2:12-19
[2] ILit the captors will become their captives aIs 45:14; 49:23; 54:3 bIs 60:10; 61:5; Dn 7:18, 27

3 ¶ And it will be in the day° when the LORD° gives° you arest° from your pain° and turmoil° and harsh° service° in which° you have been enslaved°, 4 that you will atake° up this° Itaunt° against° the king° of Babylon°, and say°,
  “How° bthe oppressor° has ceased°,
  [And how] IIfury° has ceased°!
  5 “The LORD° has broken° the staff° of the wicked°,
  The scepter° of rulers°
  6 aWhich used to strike° the peoples° in fury° with unceasing°° strokes°,
  Which Isubdued° the nations° in anger° with unrestrained°° persecution°.
  7 “The whole° earth° is at rest° [and] is quiet°;
  They abreak° forth° into shouts° of joy°.
  8 “Even° the acypress° trees° rejoice° over you, [and] the cedars° of Lebanon°, [saying],
  ‘Since° you were laid° low°, no° [tree] cutter° comes° up against° us.’
  9aSheol° from beneath°° is excited° over you to meet° you when you come°;
  It arouses° for you the Ispirits° of the dead°, all° the IIleaders° of the earth°;
  It raises° all° the kings° of the nations° from their thrones°.
  10aThey will all° respond° and say° to you,
  ‘Even° you have been made° weak° as we,
  You have become° like° us.
  11 ‘Your apomp° [and] the music° of your harps°
  Have been brought° down° to Sheol°;
  Maggots° are spread° out [as your bed] beneath° you
  And worms° are your covering°.’
  12 “How° you have afallen° from heaven°,
  O Ibstar° of the morning°, son° of the dawn°!
  You have been cut° down° to the earth°,
  You who have weakened° the nations°!
  13 “But you said° in your heart°,
  ‘I will aascend° to heaven°;
  I will braise° my throne° above° the stars° of God°,
  And I will sit° on the mount° of assembly°
  In the recesses° of the north°.
  14 ‘I will ascend° above° the heights° of the clouds°;
  aI will make° myself like° the Most° High°.’
  15 “Nevertheless° you awill be thrust° down° to Sheol°,
  To the recesses° of the pit°.
  16 “Those who see° you will gaze° at you,
  They will Iponder° over° you, [saying],
  ‘Is this° the man° who made the earth° tremble°,
  Who shook° kingdoms°,
  17 Who made° the world° like a awilderness°
  And overthrew° its cities°,
  Who bdid not Iallow° his prisoners° to [go] home°?’
  18 “All° the kings° of the nations° lie° in glory°,
  Each° in his own Itomb°.
  19 “But you have been acast° out of your tomb°
  Like Ia rejected° branch°,
  IIClothed° with the slain° who are pierced° with a sword°,
  Who go° down° to the stones° of the bpit°
  Like a ctrampled° corpse°.
  20 “You will not be united° with them in burial°,
  Because° you have ruined° your country°,
  You have slain° your people°.
  May the aoffspring° of evildoers° not be mentioned° forever°.
  21 “Prepare° for his sons° a place° of slaughter°
  Because of the ainiquity° of their fathers°.
  They must not arise° and take° possession° of the earth°
  And fill° the face° of the world° with cities°.”
22 “I will rise° up against° them,” declares° the LORD° of hosts°, “and will cut° off° from Babylon° aname° and survivors°, boffspring° and posterity°,” declares° the LORD°. 23 “I will also make° it a possession° for the ahedgehog° and swamps° of water°, and I will sweep° it with the broom° of bdestruction°,” declares° the LORD° of hosts°.

[3] aEzr 9:8, 9; Is 11:10; 40:2; Jr 30:10; 46:27
[4] IOr proverb IIAmended from the meaningless medhebah to marhebah aHab 2:6 bIs 9:4; 16:4; 49:26; 51:13; 54:14
[6] IOr ruled aIs 10:14; 47:6
[7] aPs 47:1-3; 98:1-9; 126:1-3
[8] aIs 55:12; Ezk 31:16
[9] IOr shades (Heb Repha’im) IILit male goats aIs 5:14
[10] aEzk 32:21
[11] aIs 5:14
[12] IHeb Helel; i.e. shining one aIs 34:4; Lk 10:18; Rv 8:10; 9:1 b2P 1:19; Rv 2:28; 22:16
[13] aEzk 28:2 bDn 5:22, 23; 8:10; 2Th 2:4
[14] aIs 47:8; 2Th 2:4
[15] aEzk 28:8; Mt 11:23; Lk 10:15
[16] ILit show themselves attentive to
[17] ILit open aJol 2:3 bIs 45:13
[18] ILit house
[19] ILit an abhorred branch IIOr As the clothing of those who are slain aIs 22:16-18 bJr 41:7, 9 cIs 5:25
[20] aJb 18:16, 19; Ps 21:10; 37:28; Is 1:4; 31:2
[21] aEx 20:5; Lv 26:39; Is 13:16; Mt 23:35
[22] aPv 10:7 bJb 18:19; Is 47:9
[23] aIs 34:11; Zp 2:14 b1K 14:10; Is 13:6

Judgment on Assyria

24 The LORD° of hosts° has sworn° saying°, “Surely°°, ajust° as I have intended° so° it has happened°, and just° as I have planned° so it will stand°, 25 to abreak° Assyria° in My land°, and I will trample° him on My mountains°. Then his byoke° will be removed° from them and his burden° removed° from their shoulder°. 26 This° is the aplan° Idevised° against° the whole° earth°; and this° is the bhand° that is stretched° out against° all° the nations°. 27 For athe LORD° of hosts° has planned°, and who° can frustrate° [it]? And as for His stretched-out° hand°, who° can turn° it back°?”

[24] aJb 23:13; Is 46:11; 55:8, 9; Ac 4:28
[25] aIs 10:12; 30:31; 31:8 bIs 9:4; 10:27; Na 1:13
[26] ILit planned aIs 23:9; Zp 3:6, 8 bEx 15:12
[27] a2Ch 20:6; Is 43:13; Dn 4:31, 35

28 ¶ In the ayear° that King° Ahaz° died° this° Iboracle° came°:

[28] IOr burden a2K 16:20; 2Ch 28:27 bIs 13:1

Judgment on Philistia

  29 “Do not rejoice°, O aPhilistia°, all° of you,
  Because° the rod° that bstruck° you is broken°;
  For from the serpent’s° root° a cviper° will come° out,
  And its fruit° will be a dflying° serpent°.
  30IThose who are most° ahelpless° will eat°,
  And the needy° will lie° down° in security°;
  I will IIdestroy° your root° with bfamine°,
  And it will kill° off your survivors°.
  31 “Wail°, O agate°; cry°, O city°;
  IMelt° away, O bPhilistia°, all° of you;
  For smoke° comes° from the cnorth°,
  And dthere° is no° straggler° in his ranks°.
  32 “How° then will one answer° the amessengers° of the nation°?
  That bthe LORD° has founded° Zion°,
  And cthe afflicted° of His people° will seek° refuge° in it.”

[29] aIs 2:6; 11:14; Jr 47:1-7; Ezk 25:15-17; Jol 3:4-8; Am 1:6-8; Zp 2:4-7; Zc 9:5-7 b2Ch 26:6 cIs 11:8 dIs 30:6
[30] ILit The firstborn of the helpless IILit put to death aIs 3:14, 15; 7:21, 22; 11:4 bIs 8:21; 9:20; 51:19
[31] IOr Become demoralized aIs 3:26; 24:12; 45:2 bIs 14:29 cJr 1:14 dIs 34:16
[32] aIs 37:9 bPs 87:1, 5; 102:16; Is 28:16; 44:28; 54:11 cIs 4:6; 25:4; 57:13; Zp 3:12; He 11:10; Jm 2:5


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God's merciful restoration of Israel.

1 ¶ For² the LORDº will have mercyºª on² Jacob,º and will yet² chooseºª Israel,º and set¹ª² them in² their own land:º and the strangersº shall be joinedºª with² them, and they shall cleaveºª to² the houseº of Jacob.º 2 And the peopleº shall takeºª them, and bringºª them to² their place:º and the houseº of Israelº shall possessºª them in² the landº of the LORDº for servantsº and handmaids:º and they shall take² them captives,ºª whose captivesºª they were; and they shall rule¹ª over² their oppressors.ºª 3 And it shall come to pass² in the dayº that the LORDº shall give thee restºª from thy sorrow,º² and from thy fear,º² and from² the hardº bondageº wherein² thou wast made to serve,ºª

[1] Lv 26:40; Dt 4:29; 30:3; Ru 1:14; Ne 1:8; Es 8:17; Ps 98:3; 102:13; 136:10; 143:12; Is 19:24; 27:6; 40:1; 44:21; 49:16; 54:7; 56:6; 60:3; 66:20; Jr 12:15; 24:6; 29:14; 30:18; 31:8; 32:37; 50:4, 17, 33; 51:4, 34; Ezk 36:24; 39:25; Zc 1:17; 2:11, 12; 8:22; Mal 1:11; Lk 1:54, 72; 2:32; Ac 15:14; Ep 2:12.
[2] Ezr 2:65; Ps 68:18; Is 18:7; 60:9, 14; 61:5; Jr 30:16; Dn 7:18, 25; Zc 14:2; Ro 15:27; 2Co 8:4; 10:5; Ga 5:13; Ep 4:8; Rv 3:9; 11:11; 18:20.
[3] Dt 28:48, 65; Ezr 9:8; Is 12:1; 32:18; Jr 30:10; 46:27; 50:34; Ezk 28:24; Zc 8:2, 8; Rv 18:20; 19:1.

Their triumphant insultation over Babel.

4 ¶ That thou shalt take upºª this² proverbº against² the kingº of Babylon,º and say,ºª How² hath the oppressorºª ceased!ºª the golden cityº ceased!ºª 5 The LORDº hath brokenºª the staffº of the wicked,º [and] the sceptreº of the rulers.ºª 6 He who smoteºª the peopleº in wrathº with a continual¹¹ stroke,º²² he that ruledºª the nationsº in anger,º is persecuted,º [and] noneº hindereth.ºª 7 The whole² earthº is at rest,ºª [and] is quiet:ºª they break forthºª into singing.º 8 Yea,² the fir treesº rejoiceºª at thee, [and] the cedarsº of Lebanon,º [saying], Since²² thou art laid down,ºª no² fellerºª is come upºª against² us. 9 Hellº from beneath²² is movedºª for thee to meet¹ª² [thee] at thy coming:ºª it stirreth upºª the deadº for thee, [even] all² the chief onesº of the earth;º it hath raised upºª from their thronesº² all² the kingsº of the nations.º 10 All² they shall speakºª and sayºª unto thee, Art thou² also² become weakºª as we? art thou become likeºª unto² us? 11 Thy pompº is brought downºª to the grave,º [and] the noiseº of thy viols:º the wormº is spreadºª under² thee, and the wormsº coverº thee. 12 How² art thou fallenºª from heaven,º² O Lucifer,º sonº of the morning!ºª¹ª [how] art thou cut downºª to the ground,º which didst weakenºª² the nations!º 13 For thou² hast saidºª in thine heart,º I will ascendºª into heaven,º I will exaltºª my throneº aboveº² the starsº of God:º I will sitºª also upon the mountº of the congregation,º in the sidesº of the north:º 14 I will ascendºª above² the heightsº of the clouds;º I will be likeºª the most High.º 15 Yet² thou shalt be brought downºª to² hell,º to² the sidesº of the pit.º 16 They that seeºª thee shall narrowly lookºª upon² thee, [and] considerºª thee, [saying, Is] this² the manº that made the earthº to tremble,ºª that did shakeºª kingdoms;º 17 [That] madeºª the worldº as a wilderness,º and destroyedºª the citiesº thereof; [that] openedºª not² the houseº of his prisoners?º 18 All² the kingsº of the nations,º [even] all² of them, lieºª in glory,º every oneº in his own house.º 19 But thou² art cast² out¹ª of thy graveº² like an abominableºª branch,º [and as] the raimentº of those that are slain,ºª thrust throughºª with a sword,º that go downºª to² the stonesº of the pit;º as a carcaseº trodden under feet.ºª 20 Thou shalt not² be joinedºª with² them in burial,º because² thou hast destroyedºª thy land,º [and] slainºª thy people:º the seedº of evildoersºª shall neverº² be renowned.ºª 21 Prepareºª slaughterº for his childrenº for the iniquityº of their fathers;º that they do notº rise,ºª nor possessºª the land,º nor fillºª the faceº of the worldº with cities.º¹ª 22 For I will rise upºª against² them, saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º and cut offºª from Babylonº the name,º and remnant,º and son,º and nephew,º saithºª the LORD.º 23 I will also makeºª it a possessionº for the bittern,º and poolsº of water:º and I will sweepºª it with the besomº of destruction,ºª saithºª the LORDº of hosts.º

[4] 2Ch 36:18; Is 13:19; 14:6, 17; 45:2; 47:5; 49:26; 51:23; Jr 24:9; 25:9; 27:6; 50:22; 51:20, 34; Lm 4:1; Ezk 5:15; Dn 2:38; 7:19; Hab 1:2; 2:6, 17; Rv 13:15; 16:5; 17:6; 18:5, 16, 20.
[5] Ps 125:3; Is 9:4; 10:5; 14:29; Jr 48:15.
[6] 2Ch 36:17; Jb 9:13; Pv 21:30; Is 13:14; 21:1; 33:1; 46:10; 47:1, 6; Jr 25:9, 26; 50:31; Dn 4:35; 7:19; Jm 2:13; Rv 17:16; 18:8.
[7] Ps 96:11; 98:7; 126:1; Pv 11:10; Is 49:13; Jr 51:48; Rv 18:20; 19:1.
[8] Is 55:12; Ezk 31:16; Zc 11:2.
[9] Pv 15:24; Jr 50:8; Ezk 32:21.
[10] Ps 49:6, 20; 82:6; Ec 2:16; Lk 16:20.
[11] Jb 17:13; 21:11; 24:19; Is 21:4; 22:2; 66:24; Ezk 26:13; 32:19; Dn 5:1, 25; Am 6:3; Mk 9:43; Rv 18:11.
[12] Is 13:10; 14:4; 34:4; Jr 50:23; 51:20; Ezk 28:13; Lk 10:18; 2P 1:19; 2:4; Rv 2:28; 12:7; 22:16.
[13] Ps 48:2; Is 2:2; 47:7; Ezk 27:3; 28:2, 9, 12; 29:3; Dn 4:30; 8:10; Zp 2:15; Rv 18:7.
[14] Gn 3:5; Is 37:23; 47:8; 2Th 2:4.
[15] Is 14:3; Ezk 28:8; 32:23; Mt 11:23; Ac 12:22; Rv 19:20.
[16] Ps 52:7; 58:10; 64:9; Is 14:4; Jr 50:23; 51:20.
[17] 2Ch 28:8; Ezr 1:2; Is 13:19; 45:13; 58:6; 64:10; Ezk 6:14; Jol 2:3; Zp 2:13.
[18] 2Ch 24:16, 25; Jb 30:23; Ec 6:3; 12:5; Is 22:16; Ezk 32:18.
[19] 1K 21:19, 24; 2K 9:25, 34; Jr 8:1; 16:6; 22:19; 41:7, 9; Ezk 32:23.
[20] Jb 18:16, 19; Ps 21:10; 37:28; 109:13; 137:8; Is 13:15.
[21] Ex 20:5; Lv 26:39; Is 27:6; Hab 2:8; Mt 23:35.
[22] 1K 14:10; Jb 18:16; Pv 10:7; Is 13:5; 21:9; 43:14; 47:9; Jr 50:26, 29; 51:3, 56, 62.
[23] 1K 14:10; 2K 21:13; Is 13:21; 34:11; Jr 50:39; 51:25, 42; Zp 2:14; Rv 14:8; 18:2, 21.

God's purpose against Assyria.

24 ¶ The LORDº of hostsº hath sworn,ºª saying,ºª Surely²² as² I have thought,ºª so² shall it come to pass;² and as² I have purposed,ºª [so] shall it² stand:ºª 25 That I will breakºª the Assyrianº in my land,º and upon² my mountainsº tread him under foot:ºª then shall his yokeº departºª from off²² them, and his burdenº departºª from off²² their shoulders.º 26 This² [is] the purposeº that is purposedºª upon² the whole² earth:º and this² [is] the handº that is stretched outºª upon² all² the nations.º 27 For² the LORDº of hostsº hath purposed,ºª and who² shall disannulºª [it]? and his handº [is] stretched out,ºª and who² shall turn it back?ºª 28 In the yearº that kingº Ahazº diedº was² this² burden.º

[24] Ex 17:16; Jb 23:13; Ps 33:10; 92:5; 110:4; Pv 19:21; 21:30; Is 46:10; Jr 23:20; 29:11; 44:26; Lm 3:37; Am 8:7; Mt 11:25; Ac 4:28; Ep 1:9; He 4:3; 6:16.
[25] Is 9:4; 10:16, 24, 32; 14:5; 17:12; 30:30; 31:8; 37:36; Ezk 39:4; Na 1:13.
[26] Is 5:25; Zp 3:6.
[27] 2Ch 20:6; Jb 9:12; 23:13; 40:8; Ps 33:11; Pv 19:21; 21:30; Is 9:12; 23:9; 43:13; 46:11; Jr 4:28; 51:59; Dn 4:31; Ro 8:28, 31.
[28] 2K 16:20; 2Ch 28:27; Is 6:1.

Palestina is threatened.

29 ¶ Rejoiceºª not² thou, whole² Palestina,º because² the rodº of him that² smoteºª thee is broken:ºª for out of the serpent's¹ rootº²² shall come forthºª a cockatrice,º and his fruitº [shall be] a fiery¹ª flying¹ª serpent.º² 30 And the firstbornº of the poorº shall feed,ºª and the needyº shall lie downºª in safety:º and I will killºª thy rootº with famine,º and he shall slayºª thy remnant.º 31 Howl,ºª O gate;º cry,ºª O city;º thou, whole² Palestina,º [art] dissolved:ºª for² there shall comeºª from the northº² a smoke,º and none² [shall be] aloneºª in his appointed times.º 32 What² shall [one] then answerºª the messengersº of the nation?º That² the LORDº hath foundedºª Zion,º and the poorº of his peopleº shall trustºª in it.

[29] Jsh 13:3; 1S 6:17; 2K 18:8; 2Ch 26:6; 28:18; Pv 24:17; Is 11:8; 30:6; Ezk 26:2; 35:15; Ho 9:1; Ob 1:12; Mi 7:8; Zp 3:11.
[30] Jb 18:13; Is 5:17; 7:21; 30:23; 33:16; 37:30; 65:13; Jr 47:1; Ezk 25:15; Jol 3:4; Am 1:6; Zp 2:4; Zc 9:5.
[31] Is 13:6; 16:7; 20:1; Jr 1:14; 25:16.
[32] 2S 8:10; 2K 20:12; Ps 87:1, 5; 102:16, 28; 132:13; Pv 18:10; Is 11:4; 12:6; 25:4; 37:32; 39:1; Zp 3:12; Zc 11:7, 11; Mt 16:18; 24:15; He 12:22; Jm 2:5.


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