“My people who live in Zion,^(O)
    do not be afraid^(P) of the Assyrians,
who beat^(Q) you with a rod^(R)
    and lift up a club against you, as Egypt did.
²⁵ Very soon^(S) my anger against you will end
    and my wrath^(T) will be directed to their destruction.^(U)”

²⁶ The Lord Almighty will lash^(V) them with a whip,
    as when he struck down Midian^(W) at the rock of Oreb;
and he will raise his staff^(X) over the waters,^(Y)
    as he did in Egypt.
²⁷ In that day^(Z) their burden^(AA) will be lifted from your shoulders,
    their yoke^(AB) from your neck;^(AC)
the yoke^(AD) will be broken
    because you have grown so fat.^[b]

²⁸ They enter Aiath;
    they pass through Migron;^(AE)
    they store supplies^(AF) at Mikmash.^(AG)
29 They go over the pass, and say,
    “We will camp overnight at Geba.^(AH)”
Ramah^(AI) trembles;
    Gibeah^(AJ) of Saul flees.^(AK)
30 Cry out, Daughter Gallim!^(AL)
    Listen, Laishah!
    Poor Anathoth!^(AM)
31 Madmenah is in flight;
    the people of Gebim take cover.
³² This day they will halt at Nob;^(AN)
    they will shake their fist^(AO)
at the mount of Daughter Zion,^(AP)
    at the hill of Jerusalem.

³³ See, the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    will lop off^(AQ) the boughs with great power.
The lofty trees will be felled,^(AR)
    the tall^(AS) ones will be brought low.^(AT)
34 He will cut down^(AU) the forest thickets with an ax;
    Lebanon^(AV) will fall before the Mighty One.^(AW)

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,^(BG)
    or decide by what he hears with his ears;^(BH)
4 but with righteousness^(BI) he will judge the needy,^(BJ)
    with justice^(BK) he will give decisions for the poor^(BL) of the earth.
He will strike^(BM) the earth with the rod of his mouth;^(BN)
    with the breath^(BO) of his lips he will slay the wicked.^(BP)
5 Righteousness will be his belt^(BQ)
    and faithfulness^(BR) the sash around his waist.^(BS)

⁶ The wolf will live with the lamb,^(BT)
    the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling^[c] together;
    and a little child will lead them.
⁷ The cow will feed with the bear,
    their young will lie down together,
    and the lion will eat straw like the ox.^(BU)
8 The infant^(BV) will play near the cobra’s den,
    and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s^(BW) nest.
⁹ They will neither harm nor destroy^(BX)
    on all my holy mountain,^(BY)
for the earth^(BZ) will be filled with the knowledge^(CA) of the Lord
    as the waters cover the sea.

¹² He will raise a banner^(CR) for the nations
    and gather^(CS) the exiles of Israel;^(CT)
he will assemble the scattered people^(CU) of Judah
    from the four quarters of the earth.^(CV)
13 Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish,
    and Judah’s enemies^[f] will be destroyed;
Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,
    nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.^(CW)
14 They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia^(CX) to the west;
    together they will plunder the people to the east.^(CY)
They will subdue Edom^(CZ) and Moab,^(DA)
    and the Ammonites^(DB) will be subject to them.^(DC)
15 The Lord will dry up^(DD)
    the gulf of the Egyptian sea;
with a scorching wind^(DE) he will sweep his hand^(DF)
    over the Euphrates River.^(DG)
He will break it up into seven streams
    so that anyone can cross over in sandals.^(DH)
16 There will be a highway^(DI) for the remnant^(DJ) of his people
    that is left from Assyria,^(DK)
as there was for Israel
    when they came up from Egypt.^(DL)

“I will praise^(DN) you, Lord.
    Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away^(DO)
    and you have comforted^(DP) me.
² Surely God is my salvation;^(DQ)
    I will trust^(DR) and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself,^(DS) is my strength^(DT) and my defense^[g];
    he has become my salvation.^(DU)”
³ With joy you will draw water^(DV)
    from the wells^(DW) of salvation.

“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;^(DY)
    make known among the nations^(DZ) what he has done,
    and proclaim that his name is exalted.^(EA)
5 Sing^(EB) to the Lord, for he has done glorious things;^(EC)
    let this be known to all the world.
⁶ Shout aloud and sing for joy,^(ED) people of Zion,
    for great^(EE) is the Holy One of Israel^(EF) among you.^(EG)”

² Raise a banner^(EL) on a bare hilltop,
    shout to them;
beckon to them
    to enter the gates^(EM) of the nobles.
³ I have commanded those I prepared for battle;
    I have summoned my warriors^(EN) to carry out my wrath^(EO)—
    those who rejoice^(EP) in my triumph.

⁴ Listen, a noise on the mountains,
    like that of a great multitude!^(EQ)
Listen, an uproar^(ER) among the kingdoms,
    like nations massing together!
The Lord Almighty^(ES) is mustering^(ET)
    an army for war.
⁵ They come from faraway lands,
    from the ends of the heavens^(EU)—
the Lord and the weapons^(EV) of his wrath^(EW)—
    to destroy^(EX) the whole country.

⁶ Wail,^(EY) for the day^(EZ) of the Lord is near;
    it will come like destruction^(FA) from the Almighty.^[h](FB)
7 Because of this, all hands will go limp,^(FC)
    every heart will melt with fear.^(FD)
8 Terror^(FE) will seize them,
    pain and anguish will grip^(FF) them;
    they will writhe like a woman in labor.^(FG)
They will look aghast at each other,
    their faces aflame.^(FH)

⁹ See, the day^(FI) of the Lord is coming
    —a cruel^(FJ) day, with wrath^(FK) and fierce anger^(FL)—
to make the land desolate
    and destroy the sinners within it.
¹⁰ The stars of heaven and their constellations
    will not show their light.^(FM)
The rising sun^(FN) will be darkened^(FO)
    and the moon will not give its light.^(FP)
11 I will punish^(FQ) the world for its evil,
    the wicked^(FR) for their sins.
I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty^(FS)
    and will humble^(FT) the pride of the ruthless.^(FU)
12 I will make people^(FV) scarcer than pure gold,
    more rare than the gold of Ophir.^(FW)
13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble;^(FX)
    and the earth will shake^(FY) from its place
at the wrath^(FZ) of the Lord Almighty,
    in the day of his burning anger.^(GA)

¹⁴ Like a hunted^(GB) gazelle,
    like sheep without a shepherd,^(GC)
they will all return to their own people,
    they will flee^(GD) to their native land.^(GE)
15 Whoever is captured will be thrust through;
    all who are caught will fall^(GF) by the sword.^(GG)
16 Their infants^(GH) will be dashed to pieces before their eyes;
    their houses will be looted and their wives violated.^(GI)

¹⁷ See, I will stir up^(GJ) against them the Medes,^(GK)
    who do not care for silver
    and have no delight in gold.^(GL)
18 Their bows^(GM) will strike down the young men;^(GN)
    they will have no mercy^(GO) on infants,
    nor will they look with compassion on children.^(GP)
19 Babylon,^(GQ) the jewel of kingdoms,^(GR)
    the pride and glory^(GS) of the Babylonians,^[i]
will be overthrown^(GT) by God
    like Sodom and Gomorrah.^(GU)
20 She will never be inhabited^(GV)
    or lived in through all generations;
there no nomads^(GW) will pitch their tents,
    there no shepherds will rest their flocks.
²¹ But desert creatures^(GX) will lie there,
    jackals^(GY) will fill her houses;
there the owls^(GZ) will dwell,
    and there the wild goats^(HA) will leap about.
²² Hyenas^(HB) will inhabit her strongholds,^(HC)
    jackals^(HD) her luxurious palaces.
Her time is at hand,^(HE)
    and her days will not be prolonged.^(HF)

³⁷ He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,^(A)
    and from among their tribes no one faltered.
³⁸ Egypt was glad when they left,
    because dread of Israel^(B) had fallen on them.

³⁹ He spread out a cloud^(C) as a covering,
    and a fire to give light at night.^(D)
40 They asked,^(E) and he brought them quail;^(F)
    he fed them well with the bread of heaven.^(G)
41 He opened the rock,^(H) and water gushed out;
    it flowed like a river in the desert.

⁴² For he remembered his holy promise^(I)
    given to his servant Abraham.
⁴³ He brought out his people with rejoicing,^(J)
    his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
⁴⁴ he gave them the lands of the nations,^(K)
    and they fell heir to what others had toiled^(L) for—
⁴⁵ that they might keep his precepts
    and observe his laws.^(M)

Praise the Lord.^[a](N)