"He pourscontempton noblesAnd loosensthe beltof the strong.
SurelyI have seenyesterdaythe bloodof Nabothand the bloodof his sons,'saysthe LORD,and I will repayyou in thisproperty,'saysthe LORD.Nowthen, takeand casthim into the property,according to the wordof the LORD."
"He loosensthe bondof kingsAnd bindstheir loinswith a girdle.
Orwith princeswho had gold,Who were fillingtheir houses[with] silver.
"BecauseHe has loosedHis bowstringand afflictedme, They have castoffthe bridlebeforeme.
Whoshowsnopartialityto princesNorregardsthe richabovethe poor,For they allare the workof His hands?
He pourscontemptupon princesAnd makes them wanderin a pathlesswaste.
So they putit asideuntilmorning,as Moseshad ordered,and it did not becomefoulnorwas there any wormin it.
"But ifyou refuseto let[them] go,behold,I will smiteyour wholeterritorywith frogs.
Also righteousnesswill be the beltabout His loins,And faithfulnessthe beltabout His waist.
And I will clothehim with your tunicAnd tieyour sashsecurelyabout him. I will entrusthim with your authority,And he will becomea fatherto the inhabitantsof Jerusalemand to the houseof Judah.
The LORDof hostshas plannedit, to defilethe prideof allbeauty,To despiseallthe honoredof the earth.
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.
He [it is] who reducesrulersto nothing,Who makesthe judgesof the earthmeaningless.
Thussaysthe LORDto CyrusHis anointed,WhomI have takenby the righthand,To subduenationsbeforehim And to loosethe loinsof kings;To opendoorsbeforehim so that gateswill not be shut:
Noonein it is wearyor stumbles,Noneslumbersor sleeps;Noris the beltat its waistundone,Norits sandalstrapbroken.
"I will also cutoffthe judgefrom her midstAnd slayallher princeswith him," saysthe LORD.
And immediatelyan angelof the Lordstruckhim becausehe did not giveGodthe glory,and he was eaten by wormsand died.
Finally,be strongin the Lordand in the strengthof His might.
Stand firmtherefore,HAVING GIRDEDYOUR LOINSWITH TRUTH,and HAVING PUTON THE BREASTPLATEOF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
