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.
5:7 Those survivors from 11 Jacob will live 12
in the midst of many nations. 13
They will be like the dew the Lord sends,
like the rain on the grass,
that does not hope for men to come
or wait around for humans to arrive. 14
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 15 and there is no one to stop it. 16
5:9 Lift your hand triumphantly against your adversaries; 17
may all your enemies be destroyed! 18
5:10 “In that day,” says the Lord,
“I will destroy 19 your horses from your midst,
and smash your chariots.
5:11 I will destroy the cities of your land,
and tear down all your fortresses.
5:12 I will remove the sorcery 20 that you practice, 21
and you will no longer have omen readers living among you. 22
5:13 I will remove your idols and sacred pillars from your midst;
you will no longer worship what your own hands made.
5:14 I will uproot your images of Asherah 23 from your midst,
and destroy your idols. 24
5:15 I will angrily seek vengeance
on the nations that do not obey me.” 25