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24 Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: “O my people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrians when they beat you with a rod and lift up their staff against you as the Egyptians did. 25 For in a very little while my indignation will come to an end, and my anger will be directed to their destruction.”(A) 26 The Lord of hosts will wield a whip against them, as when he struck Midian at the rock of Oreb; his staff will be over the sea, and he will lift it as he did in Egypt.(B) 27 On that day his burden will be removed from your shoulder, and his yoke will be destroyed from your neck.

He has gone up from Samaria;[a](C)
28     he has come to Aiath;
he has passed through Migron;
    at Michmash he stores his baggage;(D)
29 they have crossed over the pass;
    at Geba they lodge for the night;
Ramah trembles;
    Gibeah of Saul has fled.(E)
30 Cry aloud, O daughter Gallim!
    Listen, O Laishah!
    Answer her, O Anathoth!(F)
31 Madmenah is in flight;
    the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.(G)
32 This very day he will halt at Nob;
    he will shake his fist
    at the mount of daughter Zion,
    the hill of Jerusalem.(H)

33 Look, the Sovereign, the Lord of hosts,
    will lop the boughs with terrifying power;
the tallest trees will be cut down,
    and the lofty will be brought low.(I)
34 He will hack down the thickets of the forest with an ax,
    and Lebanon with its majestic trees[b] will fall.

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Footnotes

  1. 10.27 Cn: Heb and his yoke from your neck, and a yoke will be destroyed because of fatness
  2. 10.34 Cn Compare Gk Vg: Heb with a majestic one

24 Therefore, the Lord God of heavenly forces says: My people who live in Zion, don’t fear Assyria, which strikes you with the rod and raises its staff against you as Egypt did. 25 In a very short time my fury will end, and my anger at the world will be finished.[a]

26 Therefore, the Lord of heavenly forces will crack a whip against Assyria,
    as when he struck Midian at the rock of Oreb.
    He will raise a rod over the sea,
        as he did in Egypt.
27 On that day, God will remove the burden from your shoulder
    and destroy the yoke on your neck.[b]

The exalted laid low

He has gone up from Samaria,
28     come against Aiath,
    passed to Migron.
At Michmash he stored his equipment.
29 They crossed at the pass: “We’ll camp at Geba!”
    Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul has fled.
30 Cry aloud, Daughter Gallim!
    Listen, Laishah! Answer her, Anathoth!
31 Madmenah has flown.
    Gebim’s inhabitants sought refuge.
32 This very day he will stand at Nob
    and shake his fist[c] at Daughter Zion’s mountain,
    the hill of Jerusalem!
33 Look! The Lord God of heavenly forces
    is chopping off the branches with terrible power.
    The loftiest ones are about to be cut down
        and the exalted laid low.
34 He will strike down the forest thickets with an ax,
    and mighty Lebanon will fall.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 10:25 Heb uncertain
  2. Isaiah 10:27 Or and his yoke from your neck, and a yoke will be destroyed because of fatness
  3. Isaiah 10:32 Or wave his hand