<p class="poetry">At that time<n id="1" /> men will trust in their creator;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">they will depend on<n id="3" /> the Holy One of Israel.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Egypt will not be able to do a thing,p> <p class="poetry">head or tail, shoots and stalk.<n id="1" />p>

Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands.<n id="1" /> Do you really think you will be rescued?<n id="2" />

Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;For a remnant will leave Jerusalem;p> <p class="poetry">survivors will come out of Mount Zion.p> <p class="poetry">The intense devotion of the <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies<n id="1" /> will accomplish this.p>

<p class="poetry">What can I say?p> <p class="poetry">He has decreed and acted.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will walk slowly all my years because I am overcome with grief.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;I announced events beforehand,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I issued the decrees and made the predictions;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">suddenly I acted and they came to pass.p>

<p class="poetry">For my sake alone<n id="1" /> I will act,p> <p class="poetry">for how can I allow my name to be defiled?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I will not share my glory with anyone else!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">the one who made his majestic power available to Moses,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">who divided the water before them,p> <p class="poetry">gaining for himself a lasting reputation,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">When you performed awesome deeds that took us by surprise,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you came down, and the mountains trembled<n id="2" /> before you.p>

<p class="poetry">For a fool speaks disgraceful things;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">his mind plans out sinful deeds.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">He commits godless deeds<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and says misleading things about the <sc>Lordsc>;p> <p class="poetry">he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and gives the thirsty nothing to drink.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">You must<n id="1" /> observe the Sabbath<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">rather than doing anything you please on my holy day.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">You must look forward to the Sabbath<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and treat the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s holy day with respect.<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">You must treat it with respect by refraining from your normal activities,p> <p class="poetry">and by refraining from your selfish pursuits and from making business deals.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">At that time<n id="1" /> men will throwp> <p class="poetry">their silver and gold idols,p> <p class="poetry">which they made for themselves to worship,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">into the caves where rodents and bats live,<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Now I will inform youp> <p class="poetry">what I am about to do to my vineyard:p> <p class="poetry">I will remove its hedge and turn it into pasture,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will break its wall and allow animals to graze there.<n id="2" />p>

From the abundance of milk they produce,<n id="1" /> he will have sour milk for his meals. Indeed, everyone left in the heart of the land will eat sour milk and honey.

<p class="poetry">What will you do on judgment day,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">when destruction arrives from a distant place?p> <p class="poetry">To whom will you run for help?p> <p class="poetry">Where will you leave your wealth?p>

For he says:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;By my strong hand I have accomplished this,p> <p class="poetry">by my strategy that I devised.p> <p class="poetry">I invaded the territory of nations,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and looted their storehouses.p> <p class="poetry">Like a mighty conqueror,<n id="2" /> I brought down rulers.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Bring a plan, make a decision!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Provide some shade in the middle of the day!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Hide the fugitives! Do not betray<n id="3" /> the one who tries to escape!p>

<p class="poetry">They will no longer trust in<n id="1" /> the altars their hands made,p> <p class="poetry">or depend on the Asherah poles and incense altars their fingers made.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, you are my God!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">For you have done extraordinary things,p> <p class="poetry">and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed.<n id="3" />p>