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“The Assyrians will be destroyed,
but not by the swords of men.
The sword of God will strike them,
and they will panic and flee.
The strong young Assyrians
will be taken away as captives.
Even the strongest will quake with terror,
and princes will flee when they see your
battle flags,”
says the Lord, whose fire burns in Zion,
whose flame blazes from Jerusalem.
Israel’s Ultimate Deliverance
1 Look, a righteous king is coming!
And honest princes will rule
under him.
2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind
and a refuge from the storm,
like streams of water in the desert
and the shadow of a great rock in a
parched land.
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Then everyone who has eyes will be able
to see the truth,
and everyone who has ears will be able
to hear it.
Even the hotheads will be full of sense and
understanding.
Those who stammer will speak out plainly.
In that day ungodly fools will not be
heroes.
Scoundrels will not be respected.
For fools speak foolishness
and make evil plans.
They practice ungodliness
and spread false teachings about
the Lord.
They deprive the hungry of food
and give no water to the thirsty.
The smooth tricks of scoundrels are evil.
They plot crooked schemes.
They lie to convict the poor,
even when the cause of the poor is just.
But generous people plan to do what is
generous,
and they stand firm in their generosity.
Listen, you women who lie around in ease.
Listen to me, you who are so smug.
In a short time—just a little more than
a year—
you careless ones will suddenly begin
to care.
For your fruit crops will fail,
and the harvest will never take place.
Tremble, you women of ease;
throw off your complacency.
Strip off your pretty clothes,
and put on burlap to show your grief.
Beat your breasts in sorrow for your
bountiful farms
and your fruitful grapevines.
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For your land will be overgrown with thorns
and briers.
Your joyful homes and happy towns will
be gone.
The palace and the city will be deserted,
and busy towns will be empty.
Wild donkeys will frolic and flocks will
graze
in the empty forts* and watchtowers
until at last the Spirit is poured out
on us from heaven.
Then the wilderness will become a fertile
field,
and the fertile field will yield bountiful
crops.
Justice will rule in the wilderness
and righteousness in the fertile field.
And this righteousness will bring peace.
Yes, it will bring quietness and
confidence forever.
My people will live in safety, quietly at
home.
They will be at rest.
Even if the forest should be destroyed
and the city torn down,
the Lord will greatly bless his people.
Wherever they plant seed, bountiful
crops will spring up.
Their cattle and donkeys will graze
freely.
A Message about Assyria
1 What sorrow awaits you Assyrians,
who have destroyed others*
but have never been destroyed
yourselves.
You betray others,
but you have never been betrayed.
When you are done destroying,
you will be destroyed.
When you are done betraying,
you will be betrayed.
2 But Lord, be merciful to us,
for we have waited for you.
Be our strong arm each day
and our salvation in times of trouble.
3 The enemy runs at the sound of your
voice.
When you stand up, the nations flee!
4 Just as caterpillars and locusts strip the
fields and vines,
so the fallen army of Assyria will be
stripped!
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Though the Lord is very great and lives
in heaven,
he will make Jerusalem* his home of
justice and righteousness.
32:14 Hebrew the Ophel. 33:1 Hebrew What sorrow awaits
you, O destroyer. The Hebrew text does not specifically
name Assyria as the object of the prophecy in this chapter.
33:5 Hebrew Zion; also in 33:14.