For they have fledfrom the swords,From the drawnsword,and from the bentbowAnd from the pressof battle.
And it will be that like a huntedgazelle,Or like sheepwith noneto gather[them], They will eachturnto his own people,And eachonefleeto his own land.
Anyonewho is foundwill be thrustthrough,And anyonewho is capturedwill fallby the sword.
The nationsrumbleon like the rumblingof manywaters,But He will rebukethem and they will fleefaraway,And be chasedlike chaffin the mountainsbeforethe wind,Or like whirlingdustbeforea gale.
Allyour rulershave fledtogether,[And] have been capturedwithoutthe bow;Allof you who were foundwere takencaptivetogether,Though they had fledfaraway.
And the Assyrianwill fallby a swordnot of man,And a swordnot of manwill devourhim. So he will not escapethe sword,And his youngmenwill becomeforcedlaborers.
At the soundof the tumultpeoplesflee;At the liftingup of Yourself nationsdisperse.
