For they have persecutedhim whomYou Yourselfhave smitten,And they tellof the painof those whom You have wounded.
But a prophetof the LORDwas there,whose name[was] Oded;and he wentout to meetthe armywhich cameto Samariaand saidto them, "Behold,because the LORD,the Godof your fathers,was angrywith Judah,He has deliveredthem into your hand,and you have slainthem in a rage[which] has evenreachedheaven.
"They breakup my path,They profitfrom my destruction;Noone restrainsthem.
Becausehe did not rememberto showlovingkindness,But persecutedthe afflictedand needyman,And the despondentin heart,to put[them] to death.
But the LORDwas pleasedTo crushHim, putting[Him] to grief;IfHe would renderHimself[as] a guiltoffering,He will see[His] offspring,He will prolong[His] days,And the goodpleasureof the LORDwill prosperin His hand.
Surelyour griefsHe Himselfbore,And our sorrowsHe carried;Yet we ourselvesesteemedHim stricken,Smittenof God,and afflicted.
"But I am veryangrywith the nationswho are at ease;for while I was only a littleangry,they furtheredthe disaster."
"Awake,O sword,againstMy Shepherd,And againstthe man,My Associate,"Declaresthe LORDof hosts."Strikethe Shepherdthat the sheepmay be scattered;And I will turnMy handagainstthe littleones.
who bothkilledthe LordJesusand the prophets,and droveus out. They are not pleasingto God,but hostileto allmen,
