For the LORDof hostswill have a day[of reckoning] Againsteveryonewhois proudand loftyAnd againsteveryonewho is liftedup, That he may be abased.
"And You savean afflictedpeople;But Your eyesare on the haughty[whom] You abase.
"Whyare timesnot storedup by the Almighty,And why do those who knowHim not seeHis days?
O LORD,my heartis not proud,normy eyeshaughty;Nordo I involvemyself in greatmatters, Or in thingstoodifficultfor me.
For You lightmy lamp;The LORDmy Godilluminesmy darkness.
The Lordlaughsat him, For He seeshis dayis coming.
Riseup, O Judgeof the earth,Renderrecompenseto the proud.
Everyonewho is proudin heartis an abominationto the LORD;Assuredly,he will not be unpunished.
So it will be that whenthe Lordhas completedallHis workon MountZionand on Jerusalem,[He will say], "I will punishthe fruitof the arrogantheartof the kingof Assyriaand the pompof his haughtiness."
Behold,the Lord,the GODof hosts,will lopoffthe boughswith a terriblecrash;Those also who are tallin staturewill be cutdownAnd those whoare loftywill be abased.
Thus I will punishthe worldfor its evilAnd the wickedfor their iniquity;I will also putan endto the arroganceof the proudAnd abasethe haughtinessof the ruthless.
Wail,for the dayof the LORDis near!It will comeas destructionfrom the Almighty.
Behold,the dayof the LORDis coming,Cruel,with furyand burninganger,To makethe landa desolation;And He will exterminateits sinnersfrom it.
"Neverthelessyou will be thrustdownto Sheol,To the recessesof the pit.
The LORDof hostshas plannedit, to defilethe prideof allbeauty,To despiseallthe honoredof the earth.
So it will happenin that day,That the LORDwill punishthe hostof heavenon high,And the kingsof the earthon earth.
The earthmourns[and] withers,the worldfades[and] withers,the exaltedof the peopleof the earthfadeaway.
He [it is] who reducesrulersto nothing,Who makesthe judgesof the earthmeaningless.
"I will laywastethe mountainsand hillsAnd witheralltheir vegetation;I will makethe riversinto coastlandsAnd dryup the ponds.
So the [common] manwill be humbledand the manof [importance] abased,The eyesof the proudalso will be abased.
To proclaimthe favorableyearof the LORDAnd the dayof vengeanceof our God;To comfortallwho mourn,
"Is My inheritancelike a speckledbirdof preyto Me? Are the birdsof preyagainsther on everyside?Go,gatherallthe beastsof the field,Bringthem to devour!
"Thussaysthe LORD,'Justsowill I destroythe prideof Judahand the greatprideof Jerusalem.
Alas!for that dayis great,Thereis nonelikeit; And it is the timeof Jacob'sdistress,But he will be savedfrom it.
For that daybelongs to the LordGODof hosts,A dayof vengeance,so as to avengeHimself on His foes;And the swordwill devourand be satiatedAnd drinkits fillof their blood;For there will be a slaughterfor the LordGODof hosts,In the landof the northby the riverEuphrates.
"Behold,I am againstyou, O arrogantone," Declaresthe LordGODof hosts,"For your dayhas come,The timewhen I will punishyou.
"You have not goneup into the breaches,nordid you buildthe wallaroundthe houseof Israelto standin the battleon the dayof the LORD.
"NowI, Nebuchadnezzar,praise,exaltand honorthe Kingof heaven,for allHis worksare true and His waysjust,and He is ableto humblethose whowalkin pride."
Alas,you who are longingfor the dayof the LORD,For whatpurpose[will] the dayof the LORD[be] to you? It [will be] darknessand not light;
Thereforethussaysthe LORD,"Behold,I am planningagainstthisfamilya calamityFrom whichyou cannotremoveyour necks;And you will not walkhaughtily,For it will be an eviltime.
"I will also cutoffthe citiesof your landAnd teardownallyour fortifications.
A dayof trumpetand battlecryAgainstthe fortifiedcitiesAnd the highcornertowers.
"In that dayyou will feelnoshameBecauseof allyour deedsBy whichyou have rebelledagainst Me; For thenI will removefrom your midstYour proud,exultingones,And you will neveragainbe haughtyOn My holymountain.
"For behold,the dayis coming,burninglike a furnace;and allthe arrogantand everyevildoerwill be chaff;and the daythat is comingwill setthem ablaze,"saysthe LORDof hosts,"sothat it will leavethem neitherrootnorbranch."
"Behold,I am going to sendyou Elijahthe prophetbeforethe comingof the greatand terribledayof the LORD.
"Whoeverexaltshimselfshall be humbled;and whoeverhumbleshimselfshall be exalted.
"For everyonewho exaltshimselfwill be humbled,and he who humbleshimselfwill be exalted."
[I have decided] to deliversuch a oneto Satanfor the destructionof his flesh,sothat his spiritmay be savedin the dayof the LordJesus.
For you yourselvesknowfull wellthat the dayof the Lordwill comejust likea thiefin the night.
But He givesa greatergrace.Therefore[it] says,"GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE."
