Then they said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of distress, rebuke and contempt. For children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength for giving birth.
Isaiah 17:14 - Tree of Life Version At evening time—sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more. This is the reward of those who plunder us and the lot of those who pillage us. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition At evening time, behold, terror! And before the morning, they [the terrorizing Assyrians] are not. This is the portion of those who strip us [the Jews] of what belongs to us, and the lot of those who rob us. [Fulfilled in Isa. 37:36.] American Standard Version (1901) At eventide, behold, terror; and before the morning they are not. This is the portion of them that despoil us, and the lot of them that rob us. Common English Bible In the evening, there is terror; but before morning it is gone. This is the fate of those who loot us, the destiny of those who rob us. Catholic Public Domain Version In the time of the evening, behold: there will be a disturbance. When it is early morning, he will not remain. This is the portion of those who have devastated us, and this is the lot of those who have plundered us. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In the time of the evening, behold, there shall be trouble: the morning shall come, and he shall not be. This is the portion of them that have wasted us, and the lot of them that spoiled us. |
Then they said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of distress, rebuke and contempt. For children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength for giving birth.
Then it came about that night that the angel of Adonai went out and struck down 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When the men arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Such is the wicked man’s lot from God, the heritage appointed to him by God.”
But once he passed by, he was no more. Though I looked for him, he could not be found.
for Adonai will plead their case, and rob life from those who plunder them.
“For in a very little while My indignation against you will be spent, and My anger will turn to their destruction.”
The watchman said, “Morning comes, yet also it is night.” If you would inquire, inquire. Come back again.”
But I will distress Ariel. There will be lamenting and moaning— then will she be like Ariel to Me?
Yet the multitude of your foes will become like fine dust, and the multitude of the terrifying like chaff that passes away. It will happen in an instant, suddenly.
It will be like a dream, a night vision: the multitude of all the nations warring against Ariel, yes, all warring against her, the ramparts around her and her besiegers.
His Ruach like an overflowing torrent rising up to the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of the worthless, to put in the jaws of the peoples a bridle that leads away.
Oy , you destroyer, never destroyed, you traitor, never betrayed! When you have stopped destroying, you will be destroyed; and when you finish betraying, they will betray you.
Your heart will meditate on terror: “Where is the counter?” “Where is the weigher?” “Where is the counter of towers?”
He cast the lot for them, and His hand divided it out to them with the line. They will possess it forever, and dwell in it from generation to generation.
Though you will look for those who contended with you, you will not find them. Those who warred against you will be as nothing at all.
This is your lot, the portion measured for you from Me.” It is a declaration of Adonai. “For you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.
Israel was kadosh to Adonai, the firstfruits of the harvest. All who devoured him were held guilty. Catastrophe overtook them.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
But I will strip Esau bare. I will uncover his hiding places, so he will not be able to hide himself. His offspring has been destroyed with his kinsmen and neighbors. So he is nothing.
They will not take wood out of the field or cut anything from the forests, for they will make fire from the weapons. They will plunder those who plundered them and loot those who looted them.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
“For thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot, He has sent me after glory to the nations that plundered you—because whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
So let all Your enemies perish, Adonai! But may those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.” Then the land had peace for 40 years.