Behold,the Lord,the GODof hosts,will lopoffthe boughswith a terriblecrash;Those also who are tallin staturewill be cutdownAnd those whoare loftywill be abased.
And the LORDsentan angelwho destroyedeverymightywarrior,commanderand officerin the campof the kingof Assyria.So he returnedin shameto his own land.And when he had enteredthe templeof his god,someof his ownchildrenkilledhim therewith the sword.
For beforethe harvest,as soon as the budblossomsAnd the flowerbecomesa ripeninggrape,Then He will cutoffthe sprigswith pruningknivesAnd remove[and] cutawaythe spreadingbranches.
And it will hailwhen the forestcomesdown,And the citywill be utterlylaidlow.
At the soundof the tumultpeoplesflee;At the liftingup of Yourself nationsdisperse.
It cameabout as he was worshipingin the houseof Nisrochhis god,that Adrammelechand Sharezerhis sonskilledhim with the sword;and they escapedinto the landof Ararat.And Esarhaddonhis sonbecamekingin his place.
So the [common] manwill be humbledand the manof [importance] abased,The eyesof the proudalso will be abased.
"For I will setapartdestroyersagainstyou, Eachwith his weapons;And they will cutdownyour choicestcedarsAnd throw[them] on the fire.
Behold,Assyria[was] a cedarin LebanonWith beautifulbranchesand forestshade,And veryhigh,And its topwas amongthe clouds.
"NowI, Nebuchadnezzar,praise,exaltand honorthe Kingof heaven,for allHis worksare true and His waysjust,and He is ableto humblethose whowalkin pride."
"Yet it was I who destroyedthe Amoritebeforethem, Though his height[was] like the heightof cedarsAnd he [was] strongas the oaks;I even destroyedhis fruitaboveand his rootbelow.
Thussaysthe LORD,"Thoughthey are at full[strength] and likewisemany,Even so,they will be cutoffand passaway.Though I have afflictedyou, I will afflictyou nolonger.
"For everyonewho exaltshimselfwill be humbled,and he who humbleshimselfwill be exalted."
