Alas Assyrian, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my indignation!

亚述是我怒气的棍，手中拿我恼恨的杖。

祸哉！亚述，我怒气的棍！他们手中的杖是我的恼恨。

祸哉！亚述，我怒气的棍！他们手中的杖是我的恼恨。

耶和华说：“亚述王有祸了！他是我的愤怒之棍，他手中拿着我发烈怒的杖。

亚述啊！我怒气的棍子，有祸了。他们手中拿着我忿怒的杖。

祸哉！亚述，我怒气的棍！他们手中的杖就是我的愤怒。

亞述是我怒氣的棍，手中拿我惱恨的杖。

禍哉！亞述，我怒氣的棍！他們手中的杖是我的惱恨。

禍哉！亞述，我怒氣的棍！他們手中的杖是我的惱恨。

耶和華說：「亞述王有禍了！他是我的憤怒之棍，他手中拿著我發烈怒的杖。

亞述啊！我怒氣的棍子，有禍了。他們手中拿著我忿怒的杖。

有禍呀，亞述，我怒氣的棍子！他是我忿怒之杖、在我手中。

禍哉！亞述，我怒氣的棍！他們手中的杖就是我的憤怒。

亞述為我震怒之梃、其手所持、乃我忿恚之杖、

我震怒斯民、使亞述人、為杖箠以擊之、亞述人亦有禍矣、

亞述人必受禍、我怒如梃、我忿猶杖、為其手所執、

“ Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger, in whose hand is the club of my wrath!

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

Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger; the staff in their hands is my fury!

“ What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of my anger. I use it as a club to express my anger.

Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger— the staff in their hands is my wrath.

Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hands is My indignation,

“ Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.

Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!

Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger— the staff in their hands is My wrath.

O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

Assyria, the club I use to vent my anger, is as good as dead, a cudgel with which I angrily punish.

Should an ax brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood.

that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and tread him under foot on my mountains. Then his yoke will leave them, and his burden leave their shoulders.

He will stretch out his hand against the north, destroy Assyria, and will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as the wilderness.

You will see it, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones will flourish like the tender grass. Yahweh’s hand will be known among his servants; and he will have indignation against his enemies.

Yahweh will cause his glorious voice to be heard, and will show the descent of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and the flame of a devouring fire, with a blast, storm, and hailstones.

“ You are my battle ax and weapons of war. With you I will break the nations into pieces. With you I will destroy kingdoms.With you I will break in pieces the horse and his rider.With you I will break in pieces the chariot and him who rides therein. With you I will break in pieces man and woman. With you I will break in pieces the old man and the youth. With you I will break in pieces the young man and the virgin.With you I will break in pieces the shepherd and his flock. With you I will break in pieces the farmer and his yoke. With you I will break in pieces governors and deputies.“ I will render to Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight,” says Yahweh.

They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Yahweh, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

For the scepter of wickedness won’t remain over the allotment of the righteous; so that the righteous won’t use their hands to do evil.

from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,who struck the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, who ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that no one restrained.

For before the child knows how to say,‘ My father,’ and,‘ My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria.”

Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,