1 What sorrow awaits the unjust judgesand those who issue unfair laws.
2 They deprive the poor of justiceand deny the rights of the needy among my people.They prey on widowsand take advantage of orphans.
3 What will you do when I punish you,when I send disaster upon you from a distant land?To whom will you turn for help?Where will your treasures be safe?
4 You will stumble along as prisonersor lie among the dead.But even then the lord’s anger will not be satisfied.His fist is still poised to strike.
5 “What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of my anger.I use it as a club to express my anger.
6 I am sending Assyria against a godless nation,against a people with whom I am angry.Assyria will plunder them,trampling them like dirt beneath its feet.