<p class="poetry">He repays them for what they have done,p> <p class="poetry">dispensing angry judgment to his adversariesp> <p class="poetry">and punishing his enemies.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He repays the coastlands.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1514; (<i>Tavi>)p> <p class="poetry">Pay them back<n id="1" /> what they deserve,<n id="2" /> O <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">according to what they<n id="3" /> have done.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Rise up, O judge of the earth!p> <p class="poetry">Pay back the proud!p>

<p class="poetry">Too bad for the wicked sinners!p> <p class="poetry">For they will get exactly what they deserve.<n id="1" />p>

on Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul, and Beth Meon,

<p class="poetry">A baby<n id="1" /> will playp> <p class="poetry">over the hole of a snake;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">over the nest<n id="3" /> of a serpentp> <p class="poetry">an infant<n id="4" /> will put his hand.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">The sound of battle comes from the city;p> <p class="poetry">the sound comes from the temple!p> <p class="poetry">It is the sound of the <sc>Lordsc> paying back his enemies.p>

<p class="poetry">Tell those who panic,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Be strong! Do not fear!p> <p class="poetry">Look, your God comes to avenge!p> <p class="poetry">With divine retribution he comes to deliver you.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Get out of Babylonia quickly, you foreign people.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Flee to save your lives.p> <p class="poetry">Do not let yourselves be killed because of her sins.p> <p class="poetry">For it is time for the <sc>Lordsc> to wreak his revenge.p> <p class="poetry">He will pay Babylonia<n id="2" /> back for what she has done.<n id="3" />p>