"But I am veryangrywith the nationswho are at ease;for while I was only a littleangry,they furtheredthe disaster."
"They breakup my path,They profitfrom my destruction;Noone restrainsthem.
Our soulis greatlyfilledWith the scoffingof those whoare at ease,[And] with the contemptof the proud.
Remember,O LORD,against the sonsof EdomThe dayof Jerusalem,Who said,"Razeit, razeit To its very foundation."
For they have persecutedhim whomYou Yourselfhave smitten,And they tellof the painof those whom You have wounded.
"In an outburstof angerI hidMy facefrom you for a moment,But with everlastinglovingkindnessI will havecompassionon you," Saysthe LORDyour Redeemer.
Thereforeallwho devouryou will be devoured;And allyour adversaries,everyoneof them, will gointo captivity;And those who plunderyou will be for plunder,And allwho preyupon you I will givefor prey.
Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"The sonsof Israelare oppressed,And the sonsof Judahas well;And allwho tookthem captivehave heldthem fast,They have refusedto letthem go.
"But I will repayBabylonand allthe inhabitantsof Chaldeafor alltheir evilthat they have donein Zionbefore your eyes,"declaresthe LORD.
"Sonof man,becauseTyrehas saidconcerningJerusalem,'Aha,the gatewayof the peoplesis broken;it has openedto me. I shall be filled,[now that] she is laidwaste,'
Woeto thosewho are at easein ZionAnd to those who [feel] securein the mountainof Samaria,The distinguishedmen of the foremostof nations,To whomthe houseof Israelcomes.
In indignationYou marchedthrough the earth;In angerYou trampledthe nations.
So they answeredthe angelof the LORDwho was standingamongthe myrtletreesand said,"We have patrolledthe earth,and behold,allthe earthis peacefuland quiet."
"The LORDwas veryangrywith your fathers.
Now thiswill be the plaguewith whichthe LORDwill strikeallthe peopleswhohave goneto waragainstJerusalem;their fleshwill rotwhile they standon their feet,and their eyeswill rotin their sockets,and their tonguewill rotin their mouth.
Then He criedout to me and spoketo me saying,"See,those who are goingto the landof the northhave appeasedMy wrathin the landof the north."
