He has broughtbacktheir wickednessupon them And will destroythem in their evil;The LORDour Godwill destroythem.
His mischiefwill returnupon his own head,And his violencewill descendupon his own pate.
The wickedis thrustdownby his wrongdoing,But the righteoushasa refugewhen he dies.
But the wickedwill be cutofffrom the landAnd the treacherouswill be uprootedfrom it.
But You, O God,will bringthem downto the pitof destruction;Menof bloodshedand deceitwill not liveout halftheir days.But I will trustin You.
His own iniquitieswill capturethe wicked,And he will be heldwith the cordsof his sin.
So they will make him stumble;Their own tongueis againstthem; Allwho seethem will shakethe head.
"Then afterthe sixty-twoweeksthe Messiahwill be cutoffand havenothing,and the peopleof the princewho is to comewill destroythe cityand the sanctuary.And its end[will come] with a flood;even to the endthere will be war;desolationsare determined.
As for the tenhorns,out of this kingdomtenkingswill arise;and anotherwill ariseafterthem, and he will be differentfrom the previousonesand will subduethreekings.
"But when a righteousmanturnsawayfrom his righteousness,commitsiniquityand doesaccording to allthe abominationsthat a wickedmandoes,will he live?Allhis righteousdeedswhichhe has donewill not be rememberedfor his treacherywhichhe has committedand his sinwhichhe has committed;for them he will die.
"So they shall eatof the fruitof their own wayAnd be satiatedwith their own devices.
May the LORDcutoffallflatteringlips,The tonguethat speaksgreatthings;
So they hangedHamanon the gallowswhichhe had preparedfor Mordecai,and the king'sangersubsided.
Also Godreturnedallthe wickednessof the menof Shechemon their heads,and the curseof Jothamthe sonof Jerubbaalcameupon them.
"Behold,I will puta spiritin him so that he will heara rumorand returnto his own land.And I will make him fallby the swordin his own land."'"
But when it cameto the king'sattention,he commandedby letterthat his wickedschemewhichhe had devisedagainstthe Jews,should returnon his own headand that he and his sonsshould be hangedon the gallows.
Let thisbe the rewardof my accusersfrom the LORD,And of those who speakevilagainstmy soul.
He will diefor lackof instruction,And in the greatnessof his follyhe will goastray.
"I will also punishhim and his descendantsand his servantsfor their iniquity,and I will bringon them and the inhabitantsof Jerusalemand the menof Judahallthe calamitythat I have declaredto them-- but they did not listen."'"
