Therefore the Lord Yahweh of Armies has said this:
Don’t be afraid, my people,
who dwell on Tsiyyon,
of Ashshur,
Which strikes you down with a club
and raises its mace against you in the manner of the Misrayimites (Egyptians).
Because in a very little while more,
my condemnation will finish,
and my anger will be towards their destruction.
Yahweh of Armies is lifting up a whip
against it like the striking down of Midyan at the Oreb Crag,
Like his mace over the sea,
and he will raise it in the manner of Misrayim.
And on that day its burden will depart from your shoulder,
Its yoke from upon your neck;
the yoke will be destroyed in the face of your beefiness.
He has gone against Ayat,
he has passed by Migron,
at Mikmas he put his equipment in place.
They crossed at the pass;
‘Geba will be lodging for us.’
The Height trembles,
Gib’ah of Sha’ul [Saul] has fled.
Bellow loudly, Bat-gallim,
heed, Layshah, answer, Anatot!
Madmenah has run away,
the inhabitants of Gebim have taken refuge.
More, today at Nob,
standing, he will wave his hand
At the mount of Miss Tsiyyon,
the hill of Yerushalaim.
There is the Lord Yahweh of Armies,
lopping off boughs with a crash.
The loftiest in height are being felled,
the tall ones fall down.
The forest thickets will be cut down with iron,
the Lebanon will fall by the august one.
Goldingay, John; Goldingay, John; Wright, Tom; Wright, Tom. The Bible for Everyone . SPCK. Kindle Edition.
Teach us, good Lord,
to serve thee as thou deservest;
to give and not to count the cost;
to fight and not to heed the wounds;
to toil and not to seek for rest;
to labour and not to ask for any reward,
save that of knowing that we do thy will,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
St Ignatius