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One can only crouch among the captives
    or collapse among the slain.
For all this His anger is not turned away,
    yet His hand is still outstretched.

Assyria, the Rod

Oy to Assyria, the rod of My anger—
    the club in their hand is My indignation!
I am sending it against an ungodly nation,
and against the people of My fury I am commissioning it,
    to take spoil and plunder,
    to trample them down
        like mud in the streets.

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Nothing will remain but to cringe among the captives(A)
    or fall among the slain.(B)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,(C)
    his hand is still upraised.

God’s Judgment on Assyria

“Woe(D) to the Assyrian,(E) the rod(F) of my anger,
    in whose hand is the club(G) of my wrath!(H)
I send him against a godless(I) nation,
    I dispatch(J) him against a people who anger me,(K)
to seize loot and snatch plunder,(L)
    and to trample(M) them down like mud in the streets.

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