8. And you, watchtower for the flock, fortified hill of Daughter Zion,the former rule will come to you,sovereignty will come to Daughter Jerusalem.
9. Now, why are you shouting loudly? Is there no king with you?Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?
10. Writhe and cry out, Daughter Zion,like a woman in labor,for now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields.You will go to Babylon;there you will be rescued; there the Lord will redeem you from the power of your enemies!
11. Many nations have now assembled against you; they say, “Let her be defiled,and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”
12. But they do not know the Lord’s intentions or understand His plan,that He has gathered themlike sheaves to the threshing floor.
13. Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion,for I will make your horns ironand your hooves bronze,so you can crush many peoples. Then you will set apart their plunder to the Lord for destruction,their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.