3 In that wonderful day when the lord gives his people rest from sorrow and fear, from slavery and chains,
4 you will taunt the king of Babylon. You will say,“The mighty man has been destroyed.Yes, your insolence is ended.
5 For the lord has crushed your wicked powerand broken your evil rule.
6 You struck the people with endless blows of rageand held the nations in your angry gripwith unrelenting tyranny.
7 But finally the earth is at rest and quiet.Now it can sing again!
8 Even the trees of the forest—the cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon—sing out this joyous song:‘Since you have been cut down,no one will come now to cut us down!’
9 “In the place of the dead there is excitementover your arrival.The spirits of world leaders and mighty kings long deadstand up to see you.