Woe ato you, O destroyer, While you were not destroyed; And he bwho is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you finish destroying, cyou will be destroyed; As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will ddeal treacherously with you.
2O LORD, abe gracious to us; we have bwaited for You. Be 1their 2 cstrength every morning, Our salvation also in the dtime of distress.
3At the sound of the tumult apeoples flee; At the blifting up of Yourself nations disperse.
4Your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; As locusts rushing about men rush about on it.
5The LORD is aexalted, for He dwells on high; He has bfilled Zion with justice and righteousness.
6And He will be the 1 astability of your times, A bwealth of salvation, wisdom and cknowledge; The dfear of the LORD is his treasure.
7Behold, their brave men cry in 1the streets, The 2 aambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
8The highways are desolate, 1the atraveler has ceased, He has bbroken the covenant, he has despised the cities, He has no regard for man.
9aThe land mourns and pines away, bLebanon is shamed and withers; cSharon is like a desert plain, And Bashan and Carmel 1lose their foliage.
10"Now aI will arise," says the LORD, "Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.
11"You have aconceived 1chaff, you will give birth to stubble; 2My bbreath will consume you like a fire.
12"The peoples will be burned to lime, aLike cut thorns which are burned in the fire.
13"You who are far away, ahear what I have done; And you who are near, 1acknowledge My might."
14aSinners in Zion are terrified; bTrembling has seized the godless. "Who among us can live with cthe consuming fire? Who among us can live with 1continual dburning?"
15He who awalks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects 1unjust gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And bshuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
16He will dwell on the heights, aHis refuge will be the 1impregnable rock; bHis bread will be given him, His water will be sure.
17Your eyes will see athe King in His beauty; They will behold ba far-distant land.
18Your heart will meditate on aterror: "Where is bhe who counts? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?"
19You will no longer see a fierce people, A people of 1 aunintelligible speech 2which no one comprehends, Of a stammering tongue 3which no one understands.
20aLook upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an bundisturbed habitation, cA tent which will not be folded; Its stakes will never be pulled up, Nor any of its cords be torn apart.
21But there the majestic One, the LORD, will be for us A place of arivers and wide canals On which no boat with oars will go, And on which no mighty ship will pass--
22For the LORD is our ajudge, The LORD is bour lawgiver, The LORD is cour king; dHe will save us--
23Your tackle hangs slack; It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly, Nor spread out the sail. Then the aprey of an abundant spoil will be divided; bThe lame will take the plunder.
24And no resident will say, "I am asick"; The people who dwell 1there will be bforgiven their iniquity.