The stoutheartedwere plundered,They sankinto sleep;And noneof the warriorscould usehis hands.
Consider[and] answerme, O LORDmy God;Enlightenmy eyes,orI will sleepthe [sleep of] death,
And the Assyrianwill fallby a swordnot of man,And a swordnot of manwill devourhim. So he will not escapethe sword,And his youngmenwill becomeforcedlaborers.
Then the angelof the LORDwentout and struck185000in the campof the Assyrians;and when men aroseearlyin the morning,behold,allof these were dead.
"Listento Me, you stubborn-minded,Who are farfrom righteousness.
"When they becomeheatedup, I will serve[them] their banquetAnd makethem drunk,that they may becomejubilantAnd may sleepa perpetualsleepAnd not wakeup," declaresthe LORD.
"NowI, Nebuchadnezzar,praise,exaltand honorthe Kingof heaven,for allHis worksare true and His waysjust,and He is ableto humblethose whowalkin pride."
Your shepherdsare sleeping,O kingof Assyria;Your noblesare lyingdown.Your peopleare scatteredon the mountainsAnd thereis nooneto regather[them].
