5:5 He will give us peace. 1
Should the Assyrians try to invade our land
and attempt to set foot in our fortresses, 2
we will send 3 against them seven 4 shepherd-rulers, 5
make that eight commanders. 6
5:6 They will rule 7 the land of Assyria with the sword,
the land of Nimrod 8 with a drawn sword. 9
Our king 10 will rescue us from the Assyrians
should they attempt to invade our land
and try to set foot in our territory.
5:8 Those survivors from Jacob will live among the nations,
in the midst of many peoples.
They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest,
like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
which attacks when it passes through;
it rips its prey 11 and there is no one to stop it. 12
5:9 Lift your hand triumphantly against your adversaries; 13
may all your enemies be destroyed! 14