1Yo, woe to those who drop shady laws and write straight-up wrong stuff they made up;

2They’re out here blocking the needy from getting justice and snatching rights from the poor, like widows are just their prey, fr.

3So what’s the move when the big day hits and everything goes down? Who you gonna hit up for help, and where you gonna stash your clout?

4Without me, they gonna be bowing down to the prisoners, and they’ll fall with the slain. But no cap, my anger ain’t chillin’, my hand’s still reaching out.

5Yo, Assyrian, you’re my anger's tool, and that staff you got is my rage, no lie.

6I’m sending him to a fake nation, and I’m giving him the green light to take the loot and stomp on them like mud in the streets.

7But for real, he ain’t thinking what you think; deep down, he just wants to wipe out a bunch of nations, no cap.

8He’s like, “Aren’t my peeps all kings, though?”

9Isn’t Calno just like Carchemish? Isn’t Hamath just like Arpad? Isn’t Samaria just like Damascus?

10My hand found all those idol kingdoms, and their carvings didn’t even compare to what was in Jerusalem and Samaria; that’s wild.

11So like, should I not do to Jerusalem and her idols what I did to Samaria and her crew?

12For real, when the Lord finishes His whole vibe on Mount Zion and Jerusalem, I’m gonna check the king of Assyria for being all high and mighty.

13He’s like, "I did this all by my own power and smarts," thinking he’s so clever, but I’ve just taken what’s theirs and flexed on them hard.

14My hand scooped up their riches like a boss; I gathered all the earth while no one even flinched or said a word.

15Can the axe flex on the one who’s chopping with it? Or can the saw act all special against the one using it? That’s like a stick trying to act like it’s not just wood.

16So the Lord of hosts is gonna send some struggle to his fat cats; under His glory, it’s gonna spark a fire that’s lit.

17The light of Israel is gonna be like a fire, and His Holy One is gonna be a flame, burning through all the thorns and brambles in a day, no cap.

18It’s gonna wipe out the glory of his forest and fruitful fields, body and soul; they’ll be like when someone holding a flag just collapses.

19The rest of the trees in his forest are gonna be so few that even a kid could count them.

20And on that day, the remnant of Israel and those who made it out from Jacob’s house won’t lean on the one who hurt them anymore; they’ll trust in the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, for real.

21The squad's coming back, even the remnant of Jacob, to the big guy upstairs.

22Even though Israel's peeps are like beach vibes, a remnant's still gonna return: the vibe check is all about that righteousness.

23The Lord God of hosts is gonna handle business, no cap, right in the middle of the land.

24So the Lord God of hosts is like, "Yo, my people in Zion, don’t sweat the Assyrian: he might hit you with a stick, but it’s chill, just like Egypt."

25Just hang tight, fam, the drama's gonna chill out soon, and my anger will cool when they get wrecked.

26The Lord of hosts is gonna whip up a serious vibe for him, just like the Midian drama at the rock of Oreb: and just like his stick was on the sea, he’s gonna flex it like Egypt.

27On that day, his weight's gonna be lifted off your shoulders, and the yoke off your neck, 'cause that anointing is straight fire.

28He’s rolling through Aiath, then hitting Migron; at Michmash, he’s parked his ride.

29They crossed over the spot: they’re crashing at Geba; Ramah’s shook; Gibeah of Saul’s dipped.

30Shout out, daughter of Gallim: make sure the vibes reach Laish, O poor Anathoth.

31Madmenah is outta here; the crew from Gebim is dipping fast.

32He’s chilling at Nob that day, throwing shade at the hill of Zion, the spot in Jerusalem.

33Yo, the Lord of hosts is coming in hot, chopping down the big shots, and the high and mighty are about to get humbled, no cap.

34He’s gonna clear out the forest with iron tools, and Lebanon’s gonna drop like a boss.

1Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;

2To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

3And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

4Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

5O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

6I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

7Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.

8For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?

9Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?

10As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;

11Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?

12Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.

13For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:

14And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.

15Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.

16Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.

17And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;

18And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.

19And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them.

20And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

21The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.

22For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.

23For the Lord God of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land.

24Therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.

25For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.

26And the Lord of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.

27And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.

28He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:

29They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.

30Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.

31Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.

32As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

33Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.

34And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.