Thomson(i)
3 may be their prey and the orphan, their spoil: what then shall they do in the day of visitation? For tribulation shall come upon you from afar; and to whom can you flee for succour? And where will you leave your glory,
4 that you may not fall into the captive band? For all this his anger is not turned away, but still his hand is lifted high.
5 Ho! Assyrians! The rod of my wrath, even mine anger is in their hands,
6 I will send this anger of mine to a lawless nation; and I will order this people of mine to gather spoil and take the prey, and to trample down cities and lay them in the dust.
7 But he did not harbour such thoughts; nor did he reason thus in his mind; but his mind will prompt him to destroy nations not a few.