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He will rule with fairness and justice from
the throne of his ancestor David
for all eternity.
The passionate commitment of the Lord of
Heaven’s Armies
will make this happen!
The LORD’s Anger against Israel
8 The Lord has spoken out against Jacob;
his judgment has fallen upon Israel.
9 And the people of Israel* and Samaria,
who spoke with such pride and
arrogance,
will soon know it.
10 They said, “We will replace the broken
bricks of our ruins with finished
stone,
and replant the felled sycamore-fig
trees with cedars.”
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But the Lord will bring Rezin’s enemies
against Israel
and stir up all their foes.
The Syrians* from the east and the
Philistines from the west
will bare their fangs and devour Israel.
But even then the Lord’s anger will not be
satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike.
For after all this punishment, the people
will still not repent.
They will not seek the Lord of Heaven’s
Armies.
Therefore, in a single day the Lord will
destroy both the head and the tail,
the noble palm branch and the lowly
reed.
The leaders of Israel are the head,
and the lying prophets are the tail.
For the leaders of the people have misled
them.
They have led them down the path of
destruction.
That is why the Lord takes no pleasure in
the young men
and shows no mercy even to the widows
and orphans.
For they are all wicked hypocrites,
and they all speak foolishness.
But even then the Lord’s anger will not
be satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike.
This wickedness is like a brushfire.
It burns not only briers and thorns
but also sets the forests ablaze.
Its burning sends up clouds of smoke.
The land will be blackened
by the fury of the Lord of Heaven’s
Armies.
The people will be fuel for the fire,
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and no one will spare even his own
brother.
They will attack their neighbor on the right
but will still be hungry.
They will devour their neighbor on the left
but will not be satisfied.
In the end they will even eat their own
children.*
Manasseh will feed on Ephraim,
Ephraim will feed on Manasseh,
and both will devour Judah.
But even then the Lord’s anger will not be
satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike.
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What sorrow awaits the unjust judges
and those who issue unfair laws.
They deprive the poor of justice
and deny the rights of the needy among
my people.
They prey on widows
and take advantage of orphans.
What will you do when I punish you,
when I send disaster upon you from
a distant land?
To whom will you turn for help?
Where will your treasures be safe?
You will stumble along as prisoners
or lie among the dead.
But even then the Lord’s anger will not
be satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike.
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Judgment against Assyria
5 “What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of
my anger.
I use it as a club to express my anger.
6 I am sending Assyria against a godless
nation,
against a people with whom I am angry.
Assyria will plunder them,
trampling them like dirt beneath its feet.
7 But the king of Assyria will not understand
that he is my tool;
his mind does not work that way.
His plan is simply to destroy,
to cut down nation after nation.
8 He will say,
‘Each of my princes will soon be a king.
9 We destroyed Calno just as we did
Carchemish.
Hamath fell before us as Arpad did.
And we destroyed Samaria just as we did
Damascus.
10 Yes, we have finished off many a kingdom
whose gods were greater than those in
Jerusalem and Samaria.
11 So we will defeat Jerusalem and her gods,
just as we destroyed Samaria with hers.’”
9:9 Hebrew of Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of
Israel. 9:12 Hebrew Arameans. 9:20 Or eat their own arms.