It is He who flashesforth[with] destructionupon the strong,So that destructioncomesupon the fortress.
He said,"Openthe windowtoward the east,"and he opened[it]. Then Elishasaid,"Shoot!"And he shot.And he said,"The LORD'Sarrowof victory,even the arrowof victoryover Aram;for you will defeatthe Arameansat Aphekuntilyou have destroyed[them]."
Then Jehoashthe sonof Jehoahaztookagainfrom the handof Ben-hadadthe sonof Hazaelthe citieswhichhe hadtakenin warfrom the handof Jehoahazhis father.ThreetimesJoashdefeatedhim and recoveredthe citiesof Israel.
But the multitudeof your enemieswill becomelike finedust,And the multitudeof the ruthlessoneslike the chaffwhich blowsaway;And it will happeninstantly,suddenly.
For even ifyou had defeatedthe entirearmyof Chaldeanswho were fightingagainstyou, and there were [only] woundedmenleftamong them, eachmanin his tent,they would riseup and burnthiscitywith fire.'"
"Flightwill perishfrom the swift,And the stalwartwill not strengthenhis power,Northe mightymansavehis life.
"I will also cutoffthe citiesof your landAnd teardownallyour fortifications.
quenchedthe powerof fire,escapedthe edgeof the sword,from weaknesswere made strong,becamemightyin war,putforeignarmiesto flight.
