1. But the Lord will take pity on Jacob and again choose Israel, and will settle them on their own land; foreigners will join them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob.
2. The nations will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them as male and female slaves on the Lord’s land; they will take captive their captors and rule over their oppressors.
3. On the day when the Lord gives you rest from your sorrow and turmoil, from the hard service with which you served,
4. you will take up this taunt-song against the king of Babylon:How the oppressor has come to an end!how the turmoil has ended!
5. The Lord has broken the rod of the wicked,the staff of the tyrants
6. That struck the peoples in wrathwith relentless blows;That ruled the nations in anger,with boundless persecution.
7. The whole earth rests peacefully,song breaks forth;
8. The very cypresses rejoice over you,the cedars of Lebanon:“Now that you are laid to rest,no one comes to cut us down.”
9. Below, Sheol is all astirpreparing for your coming;Awakening the shades to greet you,all the leaders of the earth;Making all the kings of the nationsrise from their thrones.
10. All of them speak outand say to you,“You too have become weak like us,you are just like us!
11. Down to Sheol your pomp is brought,the sound of your harps.Maggots are the couch beneath you,worms your blanket.”
12. How you have fallen from the heavens,O Morning Star, son of the dawn!How you have been cut down to the earth,you who conquered nations!
13. In your heart you said:“I will scale the heavens;Above the stars of GodI will set up my throne;I will take my seat on the Mount of Assembly,on the heights of Zaphon.
14. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;I will be like the Most High!”