Very soon I will not be angry with you anymore. I will turn my anger against the Assyrians. I will destroy them.”

因为还有一点点时候，向你们发的忿恨就要完毕，我的怒气要向他发作，使他灭亡。

因为还有一点点时候，我向你们发的愤怒就要结束，我的怒气要使他们灭亡。

因为还有一点点时候，我向你们发的愤怒就要结束，我的怒气要使他们灭亡。

因为很快我就不再向你们发怒，我要向他们发怒，毁灭他们。”

因为还有短暂的时候，我向你们发的恼怒就要完结，我的怒气要转向他们，使他们灭亡。”

因为再过短短的一会儿，我对你们的愤怒就要终结，我的怒气要转向他们，使他们灭亡。”

因為還有一點點時候，向你們發的忿恨就要完畢，我的怒氣要向他發作，使他滅亡。

因為還有一點點時候，我向你們發的憤怒就要結束，我的怒氣要使他們滅亡。

因為還有一點點時候，我向你們發的憤怒就要結束，我的怒氣要使他們滅亡。

因為很快我就不再向你們發怒，我要向他們發怒，毀滅他們。」

因為還有短暫的時候，我向你們發的惱怒就要完結，我的怒氣要轉向他們，使他們滅亡。”

因為還有一點點短時候，我的忿怒和怒氣就要因他們的滅亡而止息。

因為再過短短的一會兒，我對你們的憤怒就要終結，我的怒氣要轉向他們，使他們滅亡。」

歷時無幾、我息怒於爾、則遷怒而滅之、

惟我不久必滅亞述民、以洩我忿、

復越片時、我向爾息忿、我向彼震怒、使之滅亡、

Very soon my anger against you will end and my wrath will be directed to their destruction.”

For in a very little while my fury will come to an end, and my anger will be directed to their destruction.

In a little while my anger against you will end, and then my anger will rise up to destroy them.”

In just a little while my wrath will be spent and my anger will turn to their destruction.”

For in a very little while My indignation against you will be ended and My anger will be directed toward their destruction.”

For yet a very little while and the indignation will cease, as will My anger in their destruction.”

For yet a very little while, and the indignation against thee shall be accomplished, and mine anger shall be directed to his destruction.

In just a little while My wrath will be spent and My anger will turn to their destruction.”

For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.

For very soon my fury will subside, and my anger will be directed toward their destruction.”

For yet a very little while, and the indignation against you will be accomplished, and my anger will be directed to his destruction.”

“ A certain king will do as he pleases. He will honor himself. He will put himself above every god. He will say things against the greatest God of all. Those things have never been heard before. He will have success until God is not angry anymore. What God has decided to do must take place.

The Assyrian soldiers are like trees in a forest. The Lord who rules over all will chop them down. The Lord will cut off their branches with his great power. He will chop the tall trees down. He will cut down even the highest ones.The Mighty One will chop down the forest with his ax. He will cut down the cedar trees in Lebanon.

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

In a little while, there won’t be any more sinners. Even if you look for them, you won’t be able to find them.

The Lord who rules over all has made a promise. He has said,“ You can be sure that what I have planned will happen. What I have decided will take place.I will crush the Assyrians in my land. On my mountains I will walk all over them. The yokes they put on my people will be removed. The heavy load they put on their shoulders will be taken away.”

How terrible it will be for the nations that attack us! The noise of their armies is like the sound of the ocean. How terrible it will be for the nations who fight against us! They are as loud as huge waves crashing on the shore.They sound like the roar of rushing waters. But when the Lord speaks out against them, they run far away. The wind blows them away like straw on the hills. A strong wind drives them along like tumbleweeds.In the evening, the nations terrify us. But before morning comes, they are gone. That’s what happens to those who steal our goods. That’s what happens to those who take what belongs to us.

The Lord will cause people to hear his powerful voice. He will make them see his arm coming down to punish them. It will come down with burning anger and destroying fire. It will come down with rain, thunderstorms and hail.The voice of the Lord will tear the Assyrians apart. He will strike them down with his scepter.He will strike them with his club to punish them. Each time he does, his people will celebrate with the music of harps and tambourines. He will use his powerful arm to strike down the Assyrians in battle.In the Valley of Ben Hinnom, Topheth has been prepared for a long time. It has been made ready for the king of Assyria. Its fire pit has been made deep and wide. It has plenty of wood for the fire. The breath of the Lord will be like a stream of burning sulfur. It will set the wood on fire.

“ For a brief moment I left you. But because I love you so much, I will bring you back.

Then the angel of the Lord went into the camp of the Assyrians. He put to death 185,000 soldiers there. The people of Jerusalem got up the next morning. They looked out and saw all the dead bodies.So Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, took the army tents down. Then he left. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.One day Sennacherib was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisrok. His sons Adrammelek and Sharezer killed him with their swords. Then they escaped to the land of Ararat. Esarhaddon became the next king after his father Sennacherib.

The Lord says to me,“ A powerful lion stands over its food and growls. A lot of shepherds can be brought together to drive it away. But the lion is not frightened by their shouts. It is not upset by the noise they make. In the same way, I will come down from heaven. I will fight on Mount Zion and on its hills. Nothing will drive me away. I am the Lord who rules over all.Like a bird hovering over its nest, I will guard Jerusalem. I will keep it safe. I will‘ pass over’ it and save it. I am the Lord who rules over all.”People of Israel, return to the Lord. He’s the God you have so strongly opposed.You sinned when you made your gods out of silver and gold. The time will come when all of you will turn away from them.The Lord says,“ The Assyrians will be killed by swords. But the swords that kill them will not be used by human beings. The Assyrians will run away from those swords. But their young men will be caught and forced to work hard.Their hiding places will be destroyed when terror strikes them. Their commanders will see their enemy’s battle flags. Then they will be filled with panic,” announces the Lord. His fire blazes out from Mount Zion. His furnace burns in Jerusalem.

“ In just a little while, he who is coming will come. He will not wait any longer.”

That night the angel of the Lord went into the camp of the Assyrians. He put to death 185,000 people there. The people of Jerusalem got up the next morning and looked out at the camp. There were all the dead bodies!

In days to come, the people of Israel will sing,“ Lord, we will praise you. You were angry with us. But now your anger has turned away from us. And you have brought us comfort.God, you are the one who saves us. We will trust in you. Then we won’t be afraid. Lord, you are the one who gives us strength. You are the one who keeps us safe. Lord, you have saved us.”