Thussaysthe LORD,"The productsof Egyptand the merchandiseof CushAnd the Sabeans,menof stature,Will comeoverto you and will be yours; They will walkbehindyou, they will comeoverin chainsAnd will bowdownto you; They will makesupplicationto you: 'Surely,Godis with you, and thereis noneelse,NootherGod.'"
May peoplesserveyou, And nationsbowdownto you; Be masterof your brothers,And may your mother'ssonsbowdownto you. Cursedbe those who curseyou, And blessedbe those who blessyou."
There was warat Gathagain,where there was a manof [great] staturewho had sixfingerson each handand sixtoeson each foot,twenty-fourin number;and he alsohad been bornto the giant.
In eachand everyprovinceand in eachand everycity,whereverthe king'scommandmentand his decreearrived,there was gladnessand joyfor the Jews,a feastand a holiday.And manyamongthe peoplesof the landbecameJews,for the dreadof the Jewshad fallenon them.
and the Sabeansattackedand tookthem. They also slewthe servantswith the edgeof the sword,and I alonehave escapedto tellyou."
"You would liedownand nonewould disturb[you], And manywould entreatyour favor.
[Let] the highpraisesof God[be] in their mouth,And a two-edgedswordin their hand,
To bindtheir kingswith chainsAnd their nobleswith fettersof iron,
"Alltheseyour servantswill comedownto me and bowthemselves before me, saying,'Goout, you and allthe peoplewhofollowyou,' and afterthat I will goout." And he wentout from Pharaohin hotanger.
Behold,the Lord,the GODof hosts,will lopoffthe boughswith a terriblecrash;Those also who are tallin staturewill be cutdownAnd those whoare loftywill be abased.
Alas,oh landof whirringwingsWhichlies beyondthe riversof Cush,
At that timea giftof homagewill be broughtto the LORDof hostsFrom a peopletalland smooth,Even from a peoplefearedfarand wide,A powerfuland oppressivenation,Whoselandthe riversdivide--To the placeof the nameof the LORDof hosts,[even] MountZion.
Thus the LORDwill makeHimself knownto Egypt,and the Egyptianswill knowthe LORDin that day.They will even worshipwith sacrificeand offering,and will makea vowto the LORDand performit.
The LORDwill strikeEgypt,strikingbut healing;so they will returnto the LORD,and He will respondto them and will healthem.
Her gainand her harlot'swageswill be setapartto the LORD;it will not be storedup or hoarded,but her gainwill becomesufficientfoodand choiceattirefor those who dwellin the presenceof the LORD.
"For I am the LORDyour God,The HolyOneof Israel,your Savior;I have givenEgyptas your ransom,Cushand Sebain your place.
Do not trembleand do not be afraid;Have I not longsinceannounced[it] to you and declared[it]? And you are My witnesses.Is thereanyGodbesidesMe, Or is thereany [other] Rock?I knowof none.'"
"They will sayof Me, 'Onlyin the LORDare righteousnessand strength.'Men will cometo Him, And allwho were angryat Him will be putto shame.
"Kingswill be your guardians,And their princessesyour nurses.They will bowdownto you with their facesto the earthAnd lickthe dustof your feet;And [you] will knowthat I am the LORD;Those whohopefullywaitfor Me will not be putto shame.
"For you will spreadabroadto the rightand to the left.And your descendantswill possessnationsAnd will resettlethe desolatecities.
"Behold,you will calla nationyou do not know,And a nationwhich knowsyou not will runto you, Becauseof the LORDyour God,even the HolyOneof Israel;For He has glorifiedyou."
"Nationswill cometo your light,And kingsto the brightnessof your rising.
Then their offspringwill be knownamong the nations,And their descendantsin the midstof the peoples.Allwho seethem will recognizethem Becausethey are the offspring[whom] the LORDhas blessed.
O LORD,my strengthand my stronghold,And my refugein the dayof distress,To You the nationswill comeFrom the endsof the earthand say,"Our fathershave inheritednothingbut falsehood,Futilityand thingsof noprofit."
"The soundof a carefreemultitudewas with her; and drunkardswere broughtfrom the wildernesswith menof the commonsort.And they putbraceletson the handsof the women and beautifulcrownson their heads.
Behold,Assyria[was] a cedarin LebanonWith beautifulbranchesand forestshade,And veryhigh,And its topwas amongthe clouds.
"Also I will sellyour sonsand your daughtersinto the handof the sonsof Judah,and they will sellthem to the Sabeans,to a distantnation,"for the LORDhas spoken.
So they gaveout to the sonsof Israela badreportof the landwhichthey had spiedout, saying,"The landthroughwhichwe have gone,in spyingit out, is a landthat devoursits inhabitants;and allthe peoplewhomwe sawin it are menof [great] size.
the secretsof his heartare disclosed;and sohe will fallon his faceand worshipGod,declaringthat Godis certainlyamongyou.
For they themselvesreportaboutus what kindof a receptionwe hadwith you, and howyou turnedto Godfrom idolsto servea livingand true God,
Behold,I will cause[those] of the synagogueof Satan,who saythat they are Jewsand are not, but lie--I will makethem comeand bow downat your feet,and [make them] knowthat I have lovedyou.
