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.

¹² He will raise a banner^(AU) for the nations
    and gather^(AV) the exiles of Israel;^(AW)
he will assemble the scattered people^(AX) of Judah
    from the four quarters of the earth.^(AY)
13 Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish,
    and Judah’s enemies^[d] will be destroyed;
Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,
    nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.^(AZ)
14 They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia^(BA) to the west;
    together they will plunder the people to the east.^(BB)
They will subdue Edom^(BC) and Moab,^(BD)
    and the Ammonites^(BE) will be subject to them.^(BF)
15 The Lord will dry up^(BG)
    the gulf of the Egyptian sea;
with a scorching wind^(BH) he will sweep his hand^(BI)
    over the Euphrates River.^(BJ)
He will break it up into seven streams
    so that anyone can cross over in sandals.^(BK)
16 There will be a highway^(BL) for the remnant^(BM) of his people
    that is left from Assyria,^(BN)
as there was for Israel
    when they came up from Egypt.^(BO)

“I will praise^(BQ) you, Lord.
    Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away^(BR)
    and you have comforted^(BS) me.
² Surely God is my salvation;^(BT)
    I will trust^(BU) and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself,^(BV) is my strength^(BW) and my defense^[e];
    he has become my salvation.^(BX)”
³ With joy you will draw water^(BY)
    from the wells^(BZ) of salvation.

“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;^(CB)
    make known among the nations^(CC) what he has done,
    and proclaim that his name is exalted.^(CD)
5 Sing^(CE) to the Lord, for he has done glorious things;^(CF)
    let this be known to all the world.
⁶ Shout aloud and sing for joy,^(CG) people of Zion,
    for great^(CH) is the Holy One of Israel^(CI) among you.^(CJ)”

² Raise a banner^(CO) on a bare hilltop,
    shout to them;
beckon to them
    to enter the gates^(CP) of the nobles.
³ I have commanded those I prepared for battle;
    I have summoned my warriors^(CQ) to carry out my wrath^(CR)—
    those who rejoice^(CS) in my triumph.

⁴ Listen, a noise on the mountains,
    like that of a great multitude!^(CT)
Listen, an uproar^(CU) among the kingdoms,
    like nations massing together!
The Lord Almighty^(CV) is mustering^(CW)
    an army for war.
⁵ They come from faraway lands,
    from the ends of the heavens^(CX)—
the Lord and the weapons^(CY) of his wrath^(CZ)—
    to destroy^(DA) the whole country.

⁶ Wail,^(DB) for the day^(DC) of the Lord is near;
    it will come like destruction^(DD) from the Almighty.^[f](DE)
7 Because of this, all hands will go limp,^(DF)
    every heart will melt with fear.^(DG)
8 Terror^(DH) will seize them,
    pain and anguish will grip^(DI) them;
    they will writhe like a woman in labor.^(DJ)
They will look aghast at each other,
    their faces aflame.^(DK)

⁹ See, the day^(DL) of the Lord is coming
    —a cruel^(DM) day, with wrath^(DN) and fierce anger^(DO)—
to make the land desolate
    and destroy the sinners within it.
¹⁰ The stars of heaven and their constellations
    will not show their light.^(DP)
The rising sun^(DQ) will be darkened^(DR)
    and the moon will not give its light.^(DS)
11 I will punish^(DT) the world for its evil,
    the wicked^(DU) for their sins.
I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty^(DV)
    and will humble^(DW) the pride of the ruthless.^(DX)
12 I will make people^(DY) scarcer than pure gold,
    more rare than the gold of Ophir.^(DZ)
13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble;^(EA)
    and the earth will shake^(EB) from its place
at the wrath^(EC) of the Lord Almighty,
    in the day of his burning anger.^(ED)

¹⁴ Like a hunted^(EE) gazelle,
    like sheep without a shepherd,^(EF)
they will all return to their own people,
    they will flee^(EG) to their native land.^(EH)
15 Whoever is captured will be thrust through;
    all who are caught will fall^(EI) by the sword.^(EJ)
16 Their infants^(EK) will be dashed to pieces before their eyes;
    their houses will be looted and their wives violated.^(EL)

¹⁷ See, I will stir up^(EM) against them the Medes,^(EN)
    who do not care for silver
    and have no delight in gold.^(EO)
18 Their bows^(EP) will strike down the young men;^(EQ)
    they will have no mercy^(ER) on infants,
    nor will they look with compassion on children.^(ES)
19 Babylon,^(ET) the jewel of kingdoms,^(EU)
    the pride and glory^(EV) of the Babylonians,^[g]
will be overthrown^(EW) by God
    like Sodom and Gomorrah.^(EX)
20 She will never be inhabited^(EY)
    or lived in through all generations;
there no nomads^(EZ) will pitch their tents,
    there no shepherds will rest their flocks.
²¹ But desert creatures^(FA) will lie there,
    jackals^(FB) will fill her houses;
there the owls^(FC) will dwell,
    and there the wild goats^(FD) will leap about.
²² Hyenas^(FE) will inhabit her strongholds,^(FF)
    jackals^(FG) her luxurious palaces.
Her time is at hand,^(FH)
    and her days will not be prolonged.^(FI)

“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
    and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’^[a]”^(J)