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.
10 With one voice they all cry out,‘Now you are as weak as we are!