Becauseof your ragingagainstMe, And because your arrogancehas comeup to My ears,Therefore I will putMy hookin your nose,And My bridlein your lips,And I will turnyou backby the waywhichyou came.
"By the waythat he came,by the same he will return,and he shall not cometo thiscity,"' declaresthe LORD.
"Behold,I will puta spiritin him so that he will heara rumorand returnto his own land.And I will make him fallby the swordin his own land."'"
"Whocan stripoffhis outerarmor?Whocan comewithin his doublemail?
"Can you puta ropein his noseOr piercehis jawwith a hook?
Do not be as the horseor as the mulewhich havenounderstanding,Whose trappingsinclude bitand bridleto holdthem in check,[Otherwise] they will not comenearto you.
The nationsmadean uproar,the kingdomstottered;He raisedHis voice,the earthmelted.
Who stillsthe roaringof the seas,The roaringof their waves,And the tumultof the peoples.
Arise,O LORD,in Your anger;Liftup Yourself against the rageof my adversaries,And arouseYourself for me; You have appointedjudgment.
Do not forgetthe voiceof Your adversaries,The uproarof those who riseagainst You which ascendscontinually.
Your adversarieshave roaredin the midstof Your meetingplace;They have setup their own standardsfor signs.
For behold,Your enemiesmakean uproar,And those who hateYou have exaltedthemselves.
His breathis like an overflowingtorrent,Which reachesto the neck,To shakethe nationsbackand forthin a sieve,And to [put] in the jawsof the peoplesthe bridlewhich leadsto ruin.
They puthim in a cagewith hooksAnd broughthim to the kingof Babylon;They broughthim in huntingnetsSothat his voicewould be heardnomoreOn the mountainsof Israel.
"I will puthooksin your jawsAnd make the fishof your riversclingto your scales.And I will bringyou up out of the midstof your rivers,And allthe fishof your riverswill clingto your scales.
"And you have spokenarrogantlyagainstMe and have multipliedyour wordsagainstMe; I have heard[it]."
"I will turnyou aboutand puthooksinto your jaws,and I will bringyou out, and allyour army,horsesand horsemen,allof them splendidlyattired,a greatcompany[with] bucklerand shield,allof them wieldingswords;
The LordGODhas swornby His holiness,"Behold,the daysare comingupon you When they will takeyou away with meathooks,And the lastof you with fishhooks.
But they themselveswere filledwith rage,and discussedtogetherwhatthey might doto Jesus.
"Ifthe worldhatesyou, you knowthat it has hatedMe before[it hated] you.
"You men who are stiff-neckedand uncircumcisedin heartand earsare alwaysresistingthe HolySpirit;you are doing justas your fathersdid.
