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.
O LORD, abe gracious
to us; we have bwaited
for You. Be 1their 2 cstrength
every morning
, Our salvation
also
in the dtime
of distress
.
At the sound of the tumult
apeoples
flee
; At the blifting
up of Yourself nations
disperse
.
Your spoil is gathered
as the caterpillar
gathers
; As locusts
rushing
about
men rush
about
on it.
The LORD is aexalted
, for He dwells
on high
; He has bfilled
Zion
with justice
and righteousness
.
And He will be the 1 astability of your times
, A bwealth
of salvation
, wisdom
and cknowledge
; The dfear
of the LORD
is his treasure
.
Behold, their brave
men
cry
in 1the streets
, The 2 aambassadors
of peace
weep
bitterly
.
The highways are desolate
, 1the atraveler
has ceased
, He has bbroken
the covenant
, he has despised
the cities
, He has no
regard
for man
.
aThe land mourns
and pines
away
, bLebanon
is shamed
and withers
; cSharon
is like a desert
plain
, And Bashan
and Carmel
1lose
their foliage.
"Now aI will arise
," says
the LORD
, "Now
I will be exalted
, now
I will be lifted
up.
"You have aconceived 1chaff
, you will give
birth
to stubble
; 2My bbreath
will consume
you like a fire
.
"The peoples will be burned
to lime
, aLike cut
thorns
which are burned
in the fire
.
"You who are far
away
, ahear
what
I have done
; And you who
are near
, 1acknowledge
My might
."
aSinners 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
?"
He 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
;
He will dwell on the heights
, aHis refuge
will be the 1impregnable
rock
; bHis bread
will be given
him, His water
will be sure
.
Your eyes will see
athe King
in His beauty
; They will behold
ba far-distant
land
.
Your heart will meditate
on aterror
: "Where
is bhe who counts
? Where
is he who weighs
? Where
is he who counts
the towers
?"
You 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
.
aLook 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
.
But 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
--
For the LORD is our ajudge
, The LORD
is bour lawgiver
, The LORD
is cour king
; dHe will save
us--
Your 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
.
And no resident
will say
, "I am asick
"; The people
who dwell
1there will be bforgiven
their iniquity
.