“‘ The day for me to punish you is here! It is here! Death has arrived. The time is ripe for you to be judged. Your pride has grown so much that you will be destroyed.

“看哪，看哪，日子快到了；所定的灾已经发出！杖已经开花，骄傲已经发芽。

“看哪，那日子！看哪，已来到！厄运已经发生！杖已开花，骄傲已发芽。

“看哪，那日子！看哪，已来到！厄运已经发生！杖已开花，骄傲已发芽。

“看啊，看啊，日子到了，大祸临头了！杖已经发芽，傲慢已经开花。

“‘看哪，这日子到了！灾害已经发出，杖已经开花，狂傲已经发芽。

「看哪，看哪，日子快到了；所定的災已經發出！杖已經開花，驕傲已經發芽。

「看哪，那日子！看哪，已來到！厄運已經發生！杖已開花，驕傲已發芽。

「看哪，那日子！看哪，已來到！厄運已經發生！杖已開花，驕傲已發芽。

「看啊，看啊，日子到了，大禍臨頭了！杖已經發芽，傲慢已經開花。

“‘看哪，這日子到了！災害已經發出，杖已經開花，狂傲已經發芽。

『看哪，日子！看哪，到了！所定的災禍已經發出；「枉法」開了花了，驕橫發了芽了。

試觀其日已屆、為爾所定之報至矣、杖已舒蕊、驕傲已萌芽矣、

爾之日期已至、災亦次第及爾、驕侈者將至、以杖擊爾、芽櫱已萌、花蕊盡發、

其日將至、視哉已屆、災禍已命、責爾之杖已長、罰爾之驕傲者已興、責爾之杖已長罰爾之驕傲者已興原文作其杖已茁驕傲已萌

“‘ See, the day! See, it comes! Doom has burst forth, the rod has budded, arrogance has blossomed!

“ Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has come; the rod has blossomed; pride has budded.

“ The day of judgment is here; your destruction awaits! The people’s wickedness and pride have blossomed to full flower.

Here is the day! Here it comes! Doom is on its way. The rod has blossomed; arrogance has bloomed.

‘ Behold, the day! Behold, it is coming! Your doom has gone forth; the rod has budded, arrogance has blossomed.

‘ Behold, the day! Behold, it has come! Doom has gone out; The rod has blossomed, Pride has budded.

Behold, the day, behold, it cometh: thy doom is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.

Look, the day is coming! Doom has gone out. The rod has blossomed; arrogance has bloomed.

Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.

“ Look, the day! Look, it is coming! Doom has gone out! The staff has budded, pride has blossomed!

“‘ Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! Your doom has gone out. The rod has blossomed. Pride has budded.

The Lord says,“ How terrible it will be for the people of Assyria! They are the war club that carries out my anger.

One of its main branches was Zedekiah. Fire spread from it and burned up its fruit. None of its branches is good enough to be made into a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a song of sadness. And that is how it should be used.”

It is sharpened to kill people. It flashes like lightning.” ’ ” The people say,“ Should we take delight in the scepter of the Lord’ s royal son? The sword looks down on every scepter like this.”

The proud words of a foolish person sting like a whip. But the things wise people say keep them safe.

How terrible it will be for the city of Samaria! It sits on a hill like a wreath of flowers. The leaders of Ephraim are drunk. They take pride in their city. It sits above a valley that has rich soil. How terrible it will be for the glorious beauty of that fading flower!

“ You can be sure that testing will come. Why does the sword look down on the scepter? Because even the scepter will not continue to rule,” announces the Lord and King.

But God continues to give us more grace. That’s why Scripture says,“ God opposes those who are proud. But he gives grace to those who are humble.”( Proverbs 3:34)

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise and honor and glory to the King of heaven. Everything he does is right. All his ways are fair. He is able to bring down those who live proudly.

Then I will punish them for their sins. I will strike them with a rod. I will whip them for their evil acts.

“‘ The end has come! The end has come! It has stirred itself up against you. It is here!

The next day Moses entered the tent. He looked at Aaron’s walking stick. It stood for the tribe of Levi. Moses saw that it had begun to grow new shoots. It had also produced buds and flowers and almonds.

If you are proud, you will be destroyed. If you are proud, you will fall.

People will be saying that everything is peaceful and safe. Then suddenly they will be destroyed. It will happen like birth pains coming on a pregnant woman. None of the people will escape.