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Isaiah 10:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The Lord says: I am furious! And I will use the king of Assyria as a club

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Don't forget that it was the LORD who sent me here with orders to destroy your nation!

Sennacherib, now listen to me, the Lord. I planned all this long ago. And you don't even realize that I alone am the one who decided that you would do these things. I let you make ruins of fortified cities.

He won't let the wicked rule his people or lead them to do wrong.

Use your powerful arm and rescue me from the hands of mere humans whose world won't last. You provide food for those you love. Their children have plenty, and their grandchildren will have more than enough.

King of Assyria, can an axe or a saw overpower the one who uses it? Can a wooden pole lift whoever holds it?

Soon I will stop being angry with you, and I will punish them for their crimes.

From a distant land the LORD is coming fierce and furious— he brings his weapons to destroy the earth.

The LORD All-Powerful has made this promise: Everything I have planned will happen just as I said.

I will wipe out every Assyrian in my country, and I will crush those on my mountains. I will free my people from slavery to the Assyrians.

Look what the Assyrians have done to Babylonia! They have attacked, destroying every palace in the land. Now wild animals live among the ruins.

Go inside and lock the doors, my people. Hide there for a little while, until the LORD is no longer angry.

I will still make you suffer, and your people will cry when I make an altar of you.

The LORD is coming from far away with his fiery anger and thick clouds of smoke. His angry words flame up like a destructive fire;

The LORD will get furious. His fearsome voice will be heard, his arm will be seen ready to strike, and his anger will be like a destructive fire, followed by thunderstorms and hailstones.

They have turned against the LORD and can't be trusted. They have refused his teaching

The LORD is terribly angry with the nations; he has condemned them to be slaughtered.

When you see this happen, you will celebrate; your strength will return faster than grass can sprout. Then everyone will know that the LORD is present with his servants, but he is angry with his enemies.

But the LORD will make more trouble for your people and your kingdom than any of you have known since Israel broke away from Judah. He will even bring the king of Assyria to attack you.

The Lord will pay the king of Assyria to bring a razor from across the River Euphrates and shave your head and every hair on your body, including your beard.

Because before he can say ‘Mummy’ or ‘Daddy’, the king of Assyria will attack and take everything of value from Damascus and Samaria.”

Now I will send the king of Assyria against them with his powerful army, which will attack like the mighty River Euphrates overflowing its banks.

So in my fierce anger, I will punish the Israelites for what they have done, and they will know that I am furious. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Disaster is near! Injustice and arrogance are everywhere,

This king will do as he pleases. He will proudly claim to be greater than any god and will insult the only true God. Indeed, he will be successful until God is no longer angry with his people.

I am Nahum from Elkosh. And this is the message that I wrote down about Nineveh.

Holy LORD God, mighty rock, you are eternal, and we are safe from death. You are using those Babylonians to judge and punish others.

The LORD will reach to the north to crush Assyria and overthrow Nineveh.

Ships will come from Cyprus, bringing people who will invade the lands of Assyria and Eber. But finally, Cyprus itself will be ruined.”




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