“ What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of my anger. I use it as a club to express my anger.

亚述是我怒气的棍，手中拿我恼恨的杖。

祸哉！亚述，我怒气的棍！他们手中的杖是我的恼恨。

祸哉！亚述，我怒气的棍！他们手中的杖是我的恼恨。

耶和华说：“亚述王有祸了！他是我的愤怒之棍，他手中拿着我发烈怒的杖。

亚述啊！我怒气的棍子，有祸了。他们手中拿着我忿怒的杖。

祸哉！亚述，我怒气的棍！他们手中的杖就是我的愤怒。

亞述是我怒氣的棍，手中拿我惱恨的杖。

禍哉！亞述，我怒氣的棍！他們手中的杖是我的惱恨。

禍哉！亞述，我怒氣的棍！他們手中的杖是我的惱恨。

耶和華說：「亞述王有禍了！他是我的憤怒之棍，他手中拿著我發烈怒的杖。

亞述啊！我怒氣的棍子，有禍了。他們手中拿著我忿怒的杖。

有禍呀，亞述，我怒氣的棍子！他是我忿怒之杖、在我手中。

禍哉！亞述，我怒氣的棍！他們手中的杖就是我的憤怒。

亞述為我震怒之梃、其手所持、乃我忿恚之杖、

我震怒斯民、使亞述人、為杖箠以擊之、亞述人亦有禍矣、

亞述人必受禍、我怒如梃、我忿猶杖、為其手所執、

“ Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger, in whose hand is the club of my wrath!

The Lord says,“ How terrible it will be for the people of Assyria! They are the war club that carries out my anger.

Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger; the staff in their hands is my fury!

Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger— the staff in their hands is my wrath.

Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hands is My indignation,

“ Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.

Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!

Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger— the staff in their hands is My wrath.

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

Assyria, the club I use to vent my anger, is as good as dead, a cudgel with which I angrily punish.

Alas Assyrian, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my indignation!

But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a rod strike unless a hand moves it? Can a wooden cane walk by itself?

I will break the Assyrians when they are in Israel; I will trample them on my mountains. My people will no longer be their slaves nor bow down under their heavy loads.

And the Lord will strike the lands of the north with his fist, destroying the land of Assyria. He will make its great capital, Nineveh, a desolate wasteland, parched like a desert.

When you see these things, your heart will rejoice. You will flourish like the grass! Everyone will see the Lord’s hand of blessing on his servants— and his anger against his enemies.

And the Lord will make his majestic voice heard. He will display the strength of his mighty arm. It will descend with devouring flames, with cloudbursts, thunderstorms, and huge hailstones.

“ You are my battle ax and sword,” says the Lord.“ With you I will shatter nations and destroy many kingdoms.With you I will shatter armies— destroying the horse and rider, the chariot and charioteer.With you I will shatter men and women, old people and children, young men and young women.With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks, farmers and oxen, captains and officers.“ I will repay Babylon and the people of Babylonia for all the wrong they have done to my people in Jerusalem,” says the Lord.

They come from distant countries, from beyond the farthest horizons. They are the Lord’s weapons to carry out his anger. With them he will destroy the whole land.

The wicked will not rule the land of the godly, for then the godly might be tempted to do wrong.

By the power of your hand, O Lord, destroy those who look to this world for their reward. But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. May their children have plenty, leaving an inheritance for their descendants.

For the Lord has crushed your wicked power and broken your evil rule.You struck the people with endless blows of rage and held the nations in your angry grip with unrelenting tyranny.

For before this child is old enough to say‘ Papa’ or‘ Mama,’ the king of Assyria will carry away both the abundance of Damascus and the riches of Samaria.”

From there he expanded his territory to Assyria, building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth ir, Calah,