Rotherham(i)
7 But, as for him, not so, doth he deem, And, in his heart, not so, doth he think,––For, to destroy, is in his heart, And to cut off nations, not a few;
8 For he saith:––Are not, my generals, all alike, kings?
9 Is not, Calno, like Carchemish? Is not, Hamath, like Arpad? Is not, Samaria, like Damascus?
10 As my hand hath reached unto the kingdoms of idols,––whose images did excel them of Jerusalem and Samaria,
11 Shall I not, as I have done to Samaria and her idols, so, do to Jerusalem and her images?
12 Wherefore it shall come to pass––When My Lord shall finish his whole work upon Mount Zion, and upon Jerusalem, I will bring punishment––Upon the fruit of the greatness of heart of the king of Assyria, And upon the vainglory of his uplifted eyes.
13 For he hath said––By the strength of mine own hand, have I effectually wrought, And by my wisdom––for I have discernment,––That I might remove the bounds of peoples, Yea, their treasures, have I plundered, That I might lay prostrate, as a mighty one, the inhabitants;
14 And my hand, hath found as a nest, the wealth of the peoples, And, as the gathering of eggs that are forsaken, all the earth, have, I, gathered,––And there was none to flap a wing, or open a mouth, or chirp.
15 Shall the axe, boast itself, against him that heweth therewith? Or, the saw, magnify itself, against him that wieldeth it? As if a rod, could wield, them who lift it up! As if a staff, could raise, what is, not wood!
16 Therefore, shall the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, Send, among his fat ones, leanness, And, under his glory, shall he kindle, a kindling, like the kindling of fire;