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Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees ,
Who write misfortune ,
Which they have prescribed
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To rob the needy of justice ,
And to take what is right from the poor of My people ,
That widows may be their prey ,
And that they may rob the fatherless .
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What will you do in the day of punishment ,
And in the desolation which will come from afar ?
To whom will you flee for help ?
And where will you leave your glory ?
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Without Me they shall bow down among the prisoners ,
And they shall fall among the slain ."
For all this His anger is not turned away ,
But His hand is stretched out still .
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Woe to Assyria ,
the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hand is My indignation .
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I will send him against an ungodly nation ,
And against the people of My wrath I will give him charge ,
To seize the spoil ,
to take the prey ,
And to tread them down like the mire of the streets .
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Yet he does not mean so ,
Nor does his heart think so ;
But it is in his heart to destroy ,
And cut off not a few nations .
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For he says , "
Are not my princes altogether kings ?
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Is not Calno like Carchemish ?
Is not Hamath like Arpad ?
Is not Samaria like Damascus ?
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As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols ,
Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria ,
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As I have done to Samaria and her idols ,
Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols ?"'
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Therefore it shall come to pass ,
when the Lord has performed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem ,
that He will say , "
I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria ,
and the glory of his haughty looks ."
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For he says : "
By the strength of my hand I have done it ,
And by my wisdom ,
for I am prudent ;
Also I have removed the boundaries of the people ,
And have robbed their treasuries ;
So I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man .
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My hand has found like a nest the riches of the people ,
And as one gathers eggs that are left ,
I have gathered all the earth ;
And there was no one who moved his wing ,
Nor opened his mouth with even a peep ."
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Shall the ax boast itself against him who chops with it ?
Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it ?
As if a rod could wield itself against those who lift it up ,
Or as if a staff could lift up ,
as if it were not wood !
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Therefore the Lord ,
the Lord of hosts ,
Will send leanness among his fat ones ;
And under his glory He will kindle a burning Like the burning of a fire .
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So the Light of Israel will be for a fire ,
And his Holy One for a flame ;
It will burn and devour His thorns and his briers in one day .
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And it will consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field ,
Both soul and body ;
And they will be as when a sick man wastes away .
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Then the rest of the trees of his forest Will be so few in number That a child may write them .
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And it shall come to pass in that day That the remnant of Israel ,
And such as have escaped of the house of Jacob ,
Will never again depend on him who defeated them ,
But will depend on the LORD ,
the Holy One of Israel ,
in truth .
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The remnant will return ,
the remnant of Jacob ,
To the Mighty God .
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For though your people ,
O Israel ,
be as the sand of the sea ,
A remnant of them will return ;
The destruction decreed shall overflow with righteousness .
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For the Lord GOD of hosts Will make a determined end In the midst of all the land .
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Therefore thus says the Lord GOD of hosts : "
O My people ,
who dwell in Zion ,
do not be afraid of the Assyrian .
He shall strike you with a rod and lift up his staff against you ,
in the manner of Egypt .
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For yet a very little while and the indignation will cease ,
as will My anger in their destruction ."
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And the LORD of hosts will stir up a scourge for him like the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb ;
as His rod was on the sea ,
so will He lift it up in the manner of Egypt .
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It shall come to pass in that day That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder ,
And his yoke from your neck ,
And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil .
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He has come to Aiath ,
He has passed Migron ;
At Michmash he has attended to his equipment .
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They have gone along the ridge ,
They have taken up lodging at Geba .
Ramah is afraid ,
Gibeah of Saul has fled .
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Lift up your voice ,
O daughter of Gallim !
Cause it to be heard as far as Laish --
O poor Anathoth !
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Madmenah has fled ,
The inhabitants of Gebim seek refuge .
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As yet he will remain at Nob that day ;
He will shake his fist at the mount of the daughter of Zion ,
The hill of Jerusalem .
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Behold ,
the Lord ,
The LORD of hosts ,
Will lop off the bough with terror ;
Those of high stature will be hewn down ,
And the haughty will be humbled .
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He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron ,
And Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One .