He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,^(J)
    or decide by what he hears with his ears;^(K)
4 but with righteousness^(L) he will judge the needy,^(M)
    with justice^(N) he will give decisions for the poor^(O) of the earth.
He will strike^(P) the earth with the rod of his mouth;^(Q)
    with the breath^(R) of his lips he will slay the wicked.^(S)
5 Righteousness will be his belt^(T)
    and faithfulness^(U) the sash around his waist.^(V)

⁶ The wolf will live with the lamb,^(W)
    the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling^[a] 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.^(X)
8 The infant^(Y) will play near the cobra’s den,
    and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s^(Z) nest.
⁹ They will neither harm nor destroy^(AA)
    on all my holy mountain,^(AB)
for the earth^(AC) will be filled with the knowledge^(AD) of the Lord
    as the waters cover the sea.

⁸ As for you, watchtower of the flock,
    stronghold^[a] of Daughter Zion,
the former dominion will be restored^(A) to you;
    kingship will come to Daughter Jerusalem.^(B)”

⁹ Why do you now cry aloud—
    have you no king^[b](C)?
Has your ruler^[c] perished,
    that pain seizes you like that of a woman in labor?^(D)
10 Writhe in agony, Daughter Zion,
    like a woman in labor,
for now you must leave the city
    to camp in the open field.
You will go to Babylon;^(E)
    there you will be rescued.
There the Lord will redeem^(F) you
    out of the hand of your enemies.

¹¹ But now many nations
    are gathered against you.
They say, “Let her be defiled,
    let our eyes gloat^(G) over Zion!”
¹² But they do not know
    the thoughts of the Lord;
they do not understand his plan,^(H)
    that he has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
¹³ “Rise and thresh,^(I) Daughter Zion,
    for I will give you horns of iron;
I will give you hooves of bronze,
    and you will break to pieces many nations.”^(J)
You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord,^(K)
    their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

“‘We played the pipe for you,
    and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge,
    and you did not cry.’